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 |  | Scientific name: Malurus melanotus
Size: 12 - 14cm
Status: Common
Diet: Insects.
Habitat: Arid acacia scrub, mallee and dense shrubbery in forests and woodlands.
Breeding: Three to four spotted eggs laid September to January.
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| | Splendid Wren
/Splendid+Wren/$File/Splendid+Wren.jpg) Three races, Splendid Wren in the West, Turquoise Wren in the centre and the Blackbacked Wren in the east of Australia. |