Hi Hannah,
I have seen White-winged + Variegated, and Superb + Variegated, and Red-backed
+ Superb together before so i assume it isn't that uncommon.
Cheers
Dave Stowe
On 08/05/2012, at 9:23 AM, martin cachard wrote:
>
> Hi Hannah, Yes, you are spot on with your species ID for this individual
> being a Superb Fairy-wren, but I am not so sure that it is necessarily a
> female.I can't camment on mixed species groups as I've never seen any in my
> own personal experience. Cheers for now, Martin Cachard, Cairns, 0428 782
> 808
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>> Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 17:21:54 +1000
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Mixed Fairy-wren group
>>
>>
>> On my regular walk along Police Creek (Gladstone QLD) this morning, I was
>> pleased to note that Red-backed Fairy-wrens have returned (they have taken
>> off for a while after their nesting site was sprayed and the grass died).
>> Upon their return, they seemed to have picked up a female Superb Fairy-wren.
>> There were 5 females in a group, one of which had a very distinct rufous eye
>> band. Below is a link of two grab shots I managed, one of each species.
>>
>> Two questions for the group: 1. Can someone please confirm the ID of what I
>> have called the Superb Fairy-wren? and, 2. Is it a common occurrence to find
>> two species of Fairy-wrens within a group?
>>
>> http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.596590223380.2080891.212901473&type=1&l=cbd81bac6a
>>
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