PASSERIFORMES: Maluridae

Stipiturus malachurus  

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

The length of an emu-wrens filament-like tail is extraordinarily long compared to its body.

Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)

Southern Emu-wren

Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)

Southern Emu-wren (male)

Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)

Southern Emu-wren (male)

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)

Southern Emu-wren (Stipiturus malachurus)

Southern Emu-wren (male)