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 |  | Scientific name: Malurus melanocephalus
Size: 12 - 14cm
Status: Common
Diet: Insects.
Habitat: Tropical and warm temperate grasslands and savannah scrub.
Breeding: August to March, occasionally all year round in the tropical north.
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| | Red Backed Fairy-Wren
/Red+Backed+Fairy-Wren/$File/Red+Backed+Fairy-Wren.jpg) Females are courted by males carrying red flower-petals. |