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The Superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) is a bird found in Australia. Gardens and woods across southeastern Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, fruit and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Superb fairywren lives

Gardens and woods across southeastern Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs80%
• 🍎 Fruit10%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Superb fairywren

Recorded by Romuald Mikusek (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1173642. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Superb fairywren

Where does the Superb fairywren live?

The Superb fairywren lives in Australia. Gardens and woods across southeastern Australia.

What does the Superb fairywren eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), fruit (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Superb fairywren endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Weebill
• Eastern whipbird
• Little wattlebird
• Australasian figbird
• Noisy friarbird
• Australian king parrot

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.