On my regular walk along Police Creek (Gladstone QLD) this morning, I was pleased to note that Red-backed Fairy-wrens have returned (they have taken off for a while after their nesting site was sprayed and the grass died). Upon their return, they seemed to have picked up a female Superb Fairy-wren. There were 5 females in a group, one of which had a very distinct rufous eye band. Below is a link of two grab shots I managed, one of each species.
Two questions for the group: 1. Can someone please confirm the ID of what I have called the Superb Fairy-wren? and, 2. Is it a common occurrence to find two species of Fairy-wrens within a group?
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5 responses to “Mixed Fairy-wren group”
About a month ago I observed both Superb and Variegated Fairywrens at Owens Walkway near Readhead NSW. They were not in a countable flock, but both species were flitting in and out of the same patch of scrub at the same time.
Roger.
Oh to have more than one species of fairy-wren in your area! Elizabeth Shaw Phillip Island Victoria
And about 18 months ago, we had a group of Red-backed, Variegated, and Superb Fairy-wren together at Brooms Head on the north coast of NSW.
Peter and Bev Morgan.
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Hi Hannah, I have seen White-winged + Variegated, and Superb + Variegated, and Red-backed + Superb together before so i assume it isn’t that uncommon. Cheers Dave Stowe
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Hi Hannah, Yes, you are spot on with your species ID for this individual being a Superb Fairy-wren, but I am not so sure that it is necessarily a female.I can’t camment on mixed species groups as I’ve never seen any in my own personal experience. Cheers for now, Martin Cachard, Cairns, 0428 782 808
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