“The Southern Emu-wren is one of Australia’s smallest birds. A fully-grown emu-wren may reach 19 centimetres long, but its elongated tail feathers comprise about two-thirds of this, making the bird’s body a mere 6 centimetres or so long. The bird gets its name from its tail feathers, which look rather similar to the feathers of an emu; the emu-wren’s name seems a little incongruous because the emu, standing up to 1.9 metres tall (ten times larger than the wren), is one of Australia’s largest birds.” – Birdlife
