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Red-backed Fairywren - Malurus melanocephalus
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Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML617803074
eBird checklist S169872524
Report
Bryan Baker
23 Apr 2024
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML614429488
eBird checklist S155280398
Report
rating 3
1 rating
Paul Fenwick
27 Nov 2023
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML613069208
eBird checklist S156075706
Report
rating 3
1 rating
Paul Fenwick
10 Dec 2023
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Sounds
Call
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML613069204
eBird checklist S156075706
Report
rating 3
1 rating
Paul Fenwick
10 Dec 2023
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML612628289
eBird checklist S150978568
Report
Lisa & Li Li
29 Sep 2023
Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML390521541
eBird checklist S97365263
Report
rating 5
1 rating
G. Thomas Doerig
10 Nov 2021
Clarence Valley, New South Wales, Australia
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML390519881
eBird checklist S97365263
Report
rating 5
1 rating
G. Thomas Doerig
10 Nov 2021
Clarence Valley, New South Wales, Australia
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML390519511
eBird checklist S97365263
Report
rating 5
1 rating
G. Thomas Doerig
10 Nov 2021
Clarence Valley, New South Wales, Australia
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML362715551
eBird checklist S93513054
Report
rating 3
1 rating
Greg Nye
4 Jul 2007
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML362706411
eBird checklist S93510802
Report
Greg Nye
5 Jan 2007
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Social partner and probable mother of Superb x Red-backed Fairywren hybrid male
…
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML362684371
eBird checklist S93501762
Report
rating 3
1 rating
Greg Nye
19 Dec 2006
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Social partner and probable mother of Superb x Red-backed Fairywren hybrid male
…
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML246621061
eBird checklist S70975176
Report
rating 3
1 rating
Tom Tarrant
30 Jun 2020
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Male
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Sounds
Song
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML241000421
eBird checklist S64820392
Report
rating 4
1 rating
Josep del Hoyo
16 Oct 2010
Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A female-plumaged individual on a branch and foraging on the ground (then at 25%
…
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML220211801
eBird checklist S66555960
Report
rating 4
1 rating
Tom Tarrant
3 Apr 2020
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Male near nest
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Carrying food
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML201755271
eBird checklist S65139962
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Philip Griffin
23 Dec 2002
Scenic Rim, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A male finding food on the ground. Elevation: 647 m. Date added to IBC: June 22,
…
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML201744581
eBird checklist S65112994
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
4 Jul 2014
Tweed, New South Wales, Australia
Media notes
A female in grass beside a beach. other birds can be heard calling nearby. Eleva
…
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML201741911
eBird checklist S65118463
Report
rating 4
8 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
20 Dec 2008
Tweed, New South Wales, Australia
Media notes
A male perching and preening on lantana . Elevation: 0 m. Date added to IBC: Jun
…
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML201741901
eBird checklist S65118463
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
20 Dec 2008
Tweed, New South Wales, Australia
Media notes
A male perching on lantana then flying away. Elevation: 0 m. Date added to IBC:
…
Behaviors
Flying
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML201725101
eBird checklist S65117163
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
29 Dec 2010
Tweed, New South Wales, Australia
Media notes
A female perching on barbed-wire fence, then flying away. Elevation: 0 m. Date a
…
Behaviors
Flying
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML201335371
eBird checklist S64820392
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Oct 2010
Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A male preening on a branch. Elevation: 0 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML201335361
eBird checklist S64820392
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Oct 2010
Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A male perched in a tree, turning around and flying away. Elevation: 0 m. Date a
…
Behaviors
Flying
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML201335351
eBird checklist S64820392
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Oct 2010
Gympie, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A male perched on a branch, resting. Elevation: 0 m. Date added to IBC: June 23,
…
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML201294191
eBird checklist S65090248
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Tom Tarrant
27 Mar 2011
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Male moulting into adult plumage. Filmed with Canon EOS7D, Canon f5.6 400mm lens
…
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML201289321
eBird checklist S65090102
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Tom Tarrant
31 Jul 1997
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A male and a female preening. Elevation: 101 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016
…
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML201043751
eBird checklist S64990471
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Keith Blomerley
15 Nov 2003
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A male perched on a barbed wire fence and flying away. Elevation: 23 m. Date add
…
Behaviors
Flying
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML200892071
eBird checklist S64960587
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Pieter de Groot Boersma
15 Oct 2014
Logan, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A male moving through the reeds. Endemic to E Australia. Elevation: 7 m. Date ad
…
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML718503
Report
rating 2
4 ratings
Tom Tarrant
Unknown
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A male perched on a cattail and flying away. IBC scientific name: Malurus melano
…
Behaviors
Flying
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML486314
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Sarah Dzielski
12 Jul 2016
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Time approximate. Other Behaviors: Perch, Take Flight.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Flying
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML486313
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Sarah Dzielski
12 Jul 2016
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Time approximate. Other Behaviors: Defecate, Perch.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Preening
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
ML486308
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Sarah Dzielski
12 Jul 2016
Queensland, Australia
Media notes
Time approximate. Other Behaviors: Perch, Take Flight.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Flying
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