White-winged Fairywren
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens

White-winged Fairywren

Malurus leucopterus

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Australia
Family
Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens (Maluridae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The white-winged fairywren (Malurus leucopterus) is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It lives in the drier parts of Central Australia; from central Queensland and South Australia across to Western Australia. Like other fairywrens, this species displays marked sexual dimorphism and one or more males of a social group grow brightly coloured plumage during the breeding season. The female is sandy-brown with light-blue tail feathers; it is smaller than the male, which, in breeding plumage, has a bright-blue body, black bill, and white wings.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.