Red-backed Fairy-wren
Malurus melanocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMaluridae (Fairywrens and Allies)
- GenusMalurus (Typical Fairywrens)
- SpeciesMalurus melanocephalus (Red-backed Fairy-wren)
Closest Relatives at Litchfield National Park
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus
Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
Great Bowerbird
Chlamydera nuchalis
Dusky Honeyeater
Myzomela obscura
White-gaped Honeyeater
Stomiopera unicolor
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis
Green Oriole
Oriolus flavocinctus
Mistletoebird
Dicaeum hirundinaceum
Silver-crowned Friarbird
Philemon argenticeps
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-backed Fairy-wren in Litchfield National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Red-backed Fairy-wren sighting in Litchfield National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-backed Fairy-wren in Litchfield National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Red-backed Fairy-wren in Litchfield National Park in our monthly data.