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Broad-billed Fairywren
Chenorhamphus grayi
Broad-billed Fairywren (Chenorhamphus grayi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Broad-billed Fairywren (Chenorhamphus grayi) is a member of the Maluridae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 12.5 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Maluridae Australasian Wrens
- Genus Chenorhamphus
- Species grayi
Where it lives
Salawati (Raja Ampat Is., northwest of New Guinea), Bird'southern Head and Neck (northwestern New Guinea) to north-central New Guinea
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12.5 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Maluridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Broad-billed Fairywren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Broad-billed Fairywren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Broad-billed Fairywren (Chenorhamphus grayi) belongs to the Maluridae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU Salawati (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea), Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea) to nc New Guinea.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12.5 g, with a wing length of about 6 cm and a tail of around 5.3 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 188,000 km².
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Broad-billed Fairywren?
The Broad-billed Fairywren is a very small bird that weighs around 12.5 g.
Where does the Broad-billed Fairywren live?
The Broad-billed Fairywren is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU Salawati (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea), Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea) to nc New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Broad-billed Fairywren belong to?
The Broad-billed Fairywren (Chenorhamphus grayi) belongs to the Maluridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Broad-billed Fairywren eat?
The Broad-billed Fairywren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Broad-billed Fairywren migrate?
The Broad-billed Fairywren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Broad-billed Fairywren endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
How large is the Broad-billed Fairywren's range?
The Broad-billed Fairywren has a mapped global range of about 188,000 km².
Conservation
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