Males wear this dark blue costume when they’re looking for love, as it helps them attract a female. The Splendid Fairy-wren’s bold blue feathers aren’t an accident. The chicks are then fed by the group for just 13 days. Splendid Fairy-wren mums incubate their eggs for around two weeks. This joyful experience lasts for about a month. Raising the chicks together is a way for these little neighbours to bond. These social wrens usually live in the same area all year long. Dad is the only breeding male, and the rest of the flock can contain up to six helpers, including adult sons born in previous seasons. This matriarchy is run by one single female, the mother. Splendid Fairy-wrens live in communal blended families. Splendid Fairy-wrens live in communal blended families.
Males wear a dark blue costume when they’re looking for love, as it helps them attract a female.They are also found to the north of Victoria, east of NSW and southern Queensland. Splendid Fairy-wrens are found in Western Australia from Shark Bay to southern WA, all the way down to Flinders Ranges in South Australia and in central Northern Territory. Females have a red-tan around the beak and ring around the eye. Non-breeding plumage is pale brown with a white belly, with pale blue wings and tail. They also have pale blue cheeks and crowns. A black band is also found around the eyes down to the neck. Violet-blue birds do not have this black band. Breeding male Splendid Fairy-wrens are vibrant blue with black bands at the base of their tail, breast and beak.
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