White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMaluridae (Fairywrens and Allies)
- GenusMalurus (Typical Fairywrens)
- SpeciesMalurus leucopterus (White-winged Fairywren)
The white-winged fairywren (Malurus leucopterus) is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It lives in the drier parts of Central Australia; from central Queensland and South Australia across to Western Australia. Like other fairywrens, this species displays marked sexual dimorphism and one or more males of a social group grow brightly coloured plumage during the breeding season. The female is sandy-brown with light-blue tail feathers; it is smaller than the male, which, in breeding plumage, has a bright-blue body, black bill, and white wings. Younger sexually mature males are almost indistinguishable from females and are often the breeding males. In spring and summer, a troop of white-winged fairywrens has a brightly coloured older male accompanied by small, inconspicuous brown birds, many of which are also male. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Fairywren sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Flinders Ranges National Park
Purple-backed Fairywren
Malurus assimilis
Splendid Fairywren
Malurus splendens
Short-tailed Grasswren
Amytornis merrotsyi
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
Inland Thornbill
Acanthiza apicalis
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Red-capped Robin
Petroica goodenovii
Rufous Whistler
Pachycephala rufiventris
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-winged Fairywren in Flinders Ranges National Park?
About 12% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Fairywren sighting in Flinders Ranges National Park, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-winged Fairywren in Flinders Ranges National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Fairywren in Flinders Ranges National Park in our monthly data.