Rare, white fairy-wren photographed in western Victoria
25 September 2019
Photographer Wendy Bernhardt was in the right place at the right time to capture this rare, white superb fairy-wren.
PHOTOGRAPHER Wendy Bernhardt had heard rumours that there was a white fairy-wren around certain parts of western Victoria, and after a few weeks, she managed to come across it.
Based on the length of the tail feather, the bird is a superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) with leucism, and most likely male.
See the images below.
Read more: A guide to Australia’s fairy-wrens
Video: Mark Eatwell
Insane shots of a leucistic Superb Fairywren, taken by Wendy Bernhardt @wendybphotos in western Victoria. @BirdlifeOz @museumsvictoria pic.twitter.com/r0f30O4Lvo
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