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Male blue wren feeding its young
Title : Male blue wren feeding its young Male blue wren feeding its young
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Date of creation : ca. 1905
Format : Photograph
Contributor : State Library catalogue
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A male Blue wren (Malurus cyaneus) feeding its young.

Also known as the Superb-Fairy wren, Superb warbler, Blue cap and Cocktail this wren is distributed through eastern Australia from Brisbane to Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. The female is a brown colour and the young male will resemble the female for some months before developing the characteristic blue colour of the male of the species. It feeds on insects.
Subjects
Period : 1884-1913
Region : Kangaroo Island
Further reading :
Cayley, Neville W. What bird is that?, Dingley, Vic. : Redwood Editions, 2000
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