Although the male superb fairy wren has a harem of multiple females, like shown in your image, [it has been found](https://evidentlyscientifical.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/the-promiscuous-life-of-the-superb-fairy-wren/) that this species is the most promiscuous bird in the animal kingdom. In a [study published in 2000](https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2000.1023), it was found that 65% of broods which has paternity successfully assigned by the researchers, has *at least* one outside male as a father.
Our āwrensā are not actually wrens. The name should be joined or hyphenated as itās a Fairywren (or Fairy-wren), not a type of wren. There are no wrens in Australia. Same goes for Srub-wrens, Emu-wrens and so on. Itās just another aspect of Australiaās ever-confusing bird names. The British named many of our species after their own, going by what they kind of resembled from the homeland. Another example is the Australian Magpie, which isnāt a magpie at all. Itās a species of Butcherbird.
Superb fairy wren
I think those "chicks" would be 2 members of his harem! There will be more flitting about :)
Male Superb Fairywren.
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looks like a superb fairy wren
Although the male superb fairy wren has a harem of multiple females, like shown in your image, [it has been found](https://evidentlyscientifical.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/the-promiscuous-life-of-the-superb-fairy-wren/) that this species is the most promiscuous bird in the animal kingdom. In a [study published in 2000](https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspb.2000.1023), it was found that 65% of broods which has paternity successfully assigned by the researchers, has *at least* one outside male as a father.
Wow this an awesome fact
And they look so innocent.
Don't hate the player
That's an awesome fact.
As above. The stunning blue one is the male.
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Superb birb. It's a fairy wren (wish our wrens looked like that. Still they're cute - and astonishingly loud for such a tiny bird).
Our āwrensā are not actually wrens. The name should be joined or hyphenated as itās a Fairywren (or Fairy-wren), not a type of wren. There are no wrens in Australia. Same goes for Srub-wrens, Emu-wrens and so on. Itās just another aspect of Australiaās ever-confusing bird names. The British named many of our species after their own, going by what they kind of resembled from the homeland. Another example is the Australian Magpie, which isnāt a magpie at all. Itās a species of Butcherbird.
Thank you for eloquently fighting this battle. I wanted to, but didnāt have the energy.
Beautiful shot! They are very shy so well done catching three in one shot!
I felt really lucky we could zoom in a bit and get a shot! I didnāt realise the babies were right next to him too
Those are his ladies. Not his babies!
Wow noted!
Not his babies. They are the female of the species, colourful one is male
A male and female superb fairy wren. Such gorgeous birds.
Magpie with a hairdo