Red-winged Fairywren
Photo: Paul Balfe · CC BY 2.0

Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens

Red-winged Fairywren

Malurus elegans

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

Overview

The red-winged fairywren (Malurus elegans) is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is non-migratory and endemic to the southwestern corner of Western Australia. Exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism, the male adopts a brilliantly coloured breeding plumage, with an iridescent silvery-blue crown, ear coverts and upper back, red shoulders, contrasting with a black throat, grey-brown tail and wings and pale underparts. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles have predominantly grey-brown plumage, though males may bear isolated blue and black feathers.

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

Range and habitat

Forested southwestern Western Australia.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.