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– The current estimated total population size is approximately 4,000 birds. Although this species is widely dispersed throughout the Murray Sunset Reserve its home ranges are patchy throughout the 488 square kilometres reserve. Recent studies have concluded that the species is more widespread than previously thought. However, the species is much rarer in the southern regions of the preserve.

– The Mallee Emu-wren is one of Australia’s smallest birds. It weighs only 6.5gm and is a tiny 13cm to 14.5cm long. With a tail of 8cm to 9.5cm in length its body size is only 5cm to 6cm. It is this distinctive tail, with has six long emu-like feathers, which gives the Mallee Emu-wren its name. The Mallee Emu-wren has a back and upper wings which are a grey-brown colour with dark streaks. Its underparts are an orange-buff colour.

– Large-scale wildfires are a pervasive threat to the global status of the Mallee Emu-wren, and the risk to remaining populations is exacerbated by the adverse impact of prolonged drought and the potential for altered fire regimes caused by global warming.