Not sure about this bird

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oconnore51
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Not sure about this bird

I saw a tree with quite a few tiny brown birds, brown backs and cream breasts, tails up.  Inner west Sydney in the green link along a canal. I think they are female or juvenile superb fairy wrens, does that sound right?  It was hard to see them I didn't get much more detail.  Made a little chirruping sound. I just couldn't see anything else that fit on the bird finder, but where would the males be? 

Thank you

Elizabeth

Beef
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Tails up sounds good for wrens to me.

Identify the beak colour to distinguish between the genders.

Dark = Mr

Light = Mrs

oconnore51
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Thank you for this!

elizabeth

Woko
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Oconnore, until you become familiar with Superb Fairy-wren males in eclipse (non-breeding) plumage & females look rather similar. Check your bird field guide to see the defining characteristics. 

oconnore51
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Okay, thanks for this.  It will be easier when i have a camera or some equipment, than i can at least see more.

It was good to see them though, i had heard them before, but not actually seen them, they were well hidden in low bushes.

elizabeth

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