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Malurus cyaneus
Females and young birds are mostly brown above with a dull red-orange area around the eye and a brown bill. Females have a pale greenish gloss, absent in young birds, on the otherwise brown tail. The legs are brown in both sexes.
I'm 99% sure this is a female Superb Fairy-wren. I've never really seen them with such distinct blue tails. The males of each Fairy-wren species are quite distinct, but the females and young birds are often difficult to separate. I'm basing this one on the fact that I did see a male Superb Fairy-wren earlier that day in the same area. Please let me know if I'm wrong though!
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