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Species: | M. lamberti
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Malurus lamberti |
The Variegated Fairy-wren, Malurus lamberti, is a fairy-wren that lives in diverse habitats spread across most of Australia. The male has chestnut shoulders.
The scientific name commemorates the British collector Aylmer Bourke Lambert.
Three very similar species are localised residents in restricted regions of Australia:
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Breeding male
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Female (eclipse male has pale eye ring, dark face stripe)
References
- Template:IUCN2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern