PASSERIFORMES: Maluridae

Stipiturus malachurus  

Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)
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© Larry Dunis 2010
Budderoo National Park, NSW (Feb, 2010)

Southern Emu-wrens are to be found in heath country where they move furtively through the dense low bushes. Consequently most of my photos have a similar theme of a lot of vegetation with very little bird.

Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)

Southern Emu-wren (male)

Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)

Southern Emu-wren (female)

Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)

Southern Emu-wren (female)

Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)

Southern Emu-wren (male)

Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)

Southern Emu-wren (male)