Splendid Fairy-wren
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'''Habitat:''' Australia; found across much of the Australian continent from central-western New South Wales and southwestern Queensland over to coastal Western Australia. It inhabits typically dry and shrubby areas; mulga and mallee in drier parts of the country and forested areas in the southwest. The western subspecies splendens and eastern Black-backed Fairywren (subspecies melanotus) are largely sedentary, although the Turquoise Fairywren (subspecies musgravei) is thought to be partially nomadic. Forestry plantations of pine (Pinus spp.) and eucalypts are also unsuitable as they lack undergrowth. | '''Habitat:''' Australia; found across much of the Australian continent from central-western New South Wales and southwestern Queensland over to coastal Western Australia. It inhabits typically dry and shrubby areas; mulga and mallee in drier parts of the country and forested areas in the southwest. The western subspecies splendens and eastern Black-backed Fairywren (subspecies melanotus) are largely sedentary, although the Turquoise Fairywren (subspecies musgravei) is thought to be partially nomadic. Forestry plantations of pine (Pinus spp.) and eucalypts are also unsuitable as they lack undergrowth. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' Least Concern. Global population: Unknown. Unlike the eastern Superb Fairy-wren, the Splendid Fairy-wren has not adapted well to human occupation of the landscape and has disappeared from some urbanized areas. | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global population:''' Unknown. Unlike the eastern Superb Fairy-wren, the Splendid Fairy-wren has not adapted well to human occupation of the landscape and has disappeared from some urbanized areas. |
'''Diet:''' Insects (mostly arthropods such as ants, grasshoppers, crickets, spiders and bugs) and supplements with seeds | '''Diet:''' Insects (mostly arthropods such as ants, grasshoppers, crickets, spiders and bugs) and supplements with seeds | ||
