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Purple-crowned Fairy-wrenAlternate name(s): "Crowned Superb Warbler", "Lilac-crowned Wren", "Purple-crowned Wren", "Lilac-crowned Fairy-wren", "Mauve-crowned Wren", "Purple-crowned Warbler", "Purple-crowned Wren-warbler" Size: 14-15.5 cm Weight: 9-13 g |
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Race "coronatus"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
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BREEDING |
Frontal view of a male Purple-crowned Fairy-wren in breeding
plumage; note
the purple crown
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, September 2020]
Near-frontal view of a male Purple-crowned Fairy-wren in breeding
plumage; note
the purple crown with the black central spot
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
Near-frontal view of a male Purple-crowned Fairy-wren in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
Near-frontal/ventral view of a male Purple-crowned Fairy-wren in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
Near-lateral view of a male Purple-crowned Fairy-wren in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
Lateral view of a male Purple-crowned Fairy-wren in breeding
plumage issuing
its call
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
Lateral view of a male Purple-crowned Fairy-wren in breeding
plumage; note
the purple crown with the black central spot
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
Distant dorsal view of a male Purple-crowned Fairy-wren in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Victoria River, NT, July 2018]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Purple-crowned Fairy-wren
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
Frontal view of a female Purple-crowned Fairy-wren
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
Lateral view of a female Purple-crowned Fairy-wren
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
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PAIR |
Frontal/near-dorsal view of a pair of Purple-crowned Fairy-wrens,
with the male in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
Near-frontal view of a pair of Purple-crowned Fairy-wrens,
with the male in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
Near-lateral/lateral view of a pair of Purple-crowned Fairy-wrens,
with the male in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
Lateral view of a pair of Purple-crowned Fairy-wrens,
with the male in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Victoria River Roadhouse, NT, July 2020]
Race "macgillivrayi"
This race is also called "Macgillivray's Fairy-wren".
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ADULT |
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MALE |
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BREEDING |
View from above onto the name-giving crown of a male
Purple-crowned Fairy-wren in
breeding plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, September 2019]
Lateral view of a male Purple-crowned Fairy-wren in
breeding plumage,
with a view of its whitish chin
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, September 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a male Purple-crowned Fairy-wren in
breeding plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, September 2019]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Purple-crowned Fairy-wren; note
the rufous ear coverts and the grey cap
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, July 2016]
Frontal view of a female Purple-crowned Fairy-wren; note
the rufous ear coverts
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, July 2016]
Dorsal/ventral view of a female Purple-crowned Fairy-wren
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, July 2016]