Malurus pulcherrimus, Blue-breasted Fairy Wren. Small bird found from southwestern Western Australia to the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia, where it prefers coastal heath and drier woodland areas. Mostly ground feeders, taking beetles, grubs, ants, weevils flies, wasps and other small invertebrates. The contact call is a soft, short reed-like trill. The alarm call is short churring notes repeatedly spat out and taken up by all members of the group. The song is a soft whirring, buzzing…
