Southern Emu-Wren

I love this bird because it is so tiny and cute. The Southern Emu-wren is one of Australia’s smallest birds, only 6 centimetres or so long. The emu-wren’s name seems a bit strange because emus are so much bigger than these little wrens, but the bird gets its name from its tail feathers, which look similar to the feathers of an emu. They are very shy and weak fliers, preferring to spend most of their time low in dense cover. Sometimes they run like a mouse, with their tail down.