Progress +1 - Long-tailed Finch

Name 
Varied Long-tailed Finch (also commonly known as Varied Fairy-wren or Blue-faced Long-tailed Finch)
Scientific Name
Malurus lamberti

Basic Information 
1. Classification: Passeriformes → Maluridae → Malurus
2. English Name: Variegated Fairywren
3. Characteristics (the bird in the image is a breeding male):
- Metallic bright blue on crown, cheeks, and tail feathers
- Pure black throat, snow-white belly, and a chestnut-brown patch on the shoulder of the wings
- Small in size, measuring only 12–14 cm; an Australian endemic small passerine
4. Distribution: Native exclusively to scrublands and woodlands in eastern and southeastern Australia; no wild populations exist outside Australia.