Meet The Incredible White-Winged Fairywren Bird
The white-winged fairywren is found from Dirk Hartog Island and the coast of Western Australia east across mainland (not north) to central and southern Queensland, central New South Wales, and NW Victoria. It is replaced by the Red-backed Fairy-wren north of 20 degrees South.
The White-winged Fairy-wren (Dirk Hartog Island) has been poorly surveyed. There have not been any published systematic surveys, and the single population estimate is purely speculative. However, the White-winged Fairy-wren (Dirk Hartog Island) is common and widespread on Dirk Hartog Island (Johnstone & Storr 2004; Whitlock 1921) and, given the relatively small area over which it occurs (approximately 200 km² [Garnett & Crowley 2000]), and the relative uniformity of the vegetation on Dirk Hartog Island (Brooker 2007, pers. comm.), its distribution on the island is presumed to be reasonably well known.
The White-winged Fairy-wren (Dirk Hartog Island) has been poorly surveyed. There have not been any published systematic surveys, and the single population estimate is purely speculative. However, the White-winged Fairy-wren (Dirk Hartog Island) is common and widespread on Dirk Hartog Island (Johnstone & Storr 2004; Whitlock 1921) and, given the relatively small area over which it occurs (approximately 200 km² [Garnett & Crowley 2000]), and the relative uniformity of the vegetation on Dirk Hartog Island (Brooker 2007, pers. comm.), its distribution on the island is presumed to be reasonably well known.
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