Blue-breasted Fairywren
Photo: John Gould · Public domain

Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens

Blue-breasted Fairywren

Malurus pulcherrimus

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

Overview

The blue-breasted fairywren (Malurus pulcherrimus), or blue-breasted wren, is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is non-migratory and endemic to southern Western Australia and the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism, the male adopts a brilliantly coloured breeding plumage, with a bright blue crown, ear coverts and upper back, red shoulders, contrasting with a dark blue throat, grey-brown tail and wings and pale underparts. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles have predominantly grey-brown plumage.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Southwestern Australia (Shark Bay, west-central Australia eastward to Eyre Peninsula).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.