White-shouldered Fairywren
A species of Fairywrens Scientific name : Malurus alboscapulatus Genus : Fairywrens
White-shouldered Fairywren, A species of Fairywrens
Botanical name: Malurus alboscapulatus
Genus: Fairywrens
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Description General Info
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
The adult male is all shiny black except for their white shoulders (scapulars), but unlike the better-known Australian fairywrens there is no eclipse male plumage. The tail is shorter than that of other fairywrens. The bill is black, and the feet and eyes are black or dark brown. The females of M.a alboscapulatus and M.a naimii bear a pied plumage, with black upperparts contrasting with white shoulders and underparts. 
Size
14 cm
Feeding Habits
White-shouldered Fairywren forages close to the ground, primarily consuming a varied diet of arthropods, including spiders, beetles, grasshoppers, moths, and cicadas. Typically feeds in groups, gleaning food from vegetation at low levels.
Habitat
White-shouldered Fairywren predominantly dwells in grassland ecosystems, often situated along riparian zones. Its preferred habitats encompass a variety of grass-dominated environments including canegrass thickets, overgrown gardens in village settings, areas of regrowth, and roadside grass fringes, as well as openings within forested landscapes.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The preferred habitats of the white-shouldered fairywren are lowland cleared areas; grassland, village gardens, and cane-grass.
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Australasian wrens Genus
Fairywrens Species
White-shouldered Fairywren 
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