Birds of Australia
Common Name: Purple-backed Fairy-wren
Scientific Name: Malurus assimilis
The Purple-backed Fairy-wren was my first "armchair tick"
They were regarded as different race of the Variegated Fairy-wren: Malurus lamberti assimilis.
They have became a full species in their own right which I can 'tick" from my armchair.
Male Purple-backed Fairy-wren at Lake Hindmarsh, Vic Oct 2014
Male Purple-backed Fairy-wren at Lake Hindmarsh, Vic Oct 2014
Male Purple-backed Fairy-wren at Lake Hindmarsh, Vic Oct 2014
Male Purple-backed Fairy-wren at Lake Hindmarsh, Vic Oct 2014
Male Purple-backed Fairy-wren at Lake Hindmarsh, Vic Oct 2014
Male Purple-backed Fairy-wren at Lake Hindmarsh, Vic Jan 2014.
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