However, genetic evidence shows it is most closely related to the Superb and Splendid Fairywren within the genus Malurus.
Within the genus it is most closely related to the Superb Fairywren.
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The nest is built by the female; it is a round or domed structure made of loosely woven grasses and spider webs, with an entrance in one side close to the ground and well-concealed in thick and often thorny vegetation, such as Acacia pulchella or a species of Hakea.
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Unlike the eastern Superb Fairywren, it has not adapted well to human occupation of the landscape and has disappeared from some urbanised areas.
Superb Fairywren | Purple-crowned Fairywren | Broad-billed Fairywren | White-winged Fairywren | Splendid Fairywren | Red-winged Fairywren | Red-backed Fairywren | Campbell's Fairywren | The Splendid Table | Le Splendid |