Malurus
Male superb fairywren
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Maluridae
Genus: Malurus
Vieillot, 1816
Type species
Motacilla cyanea[1]
Ellis, 1782
Synonyms
  • Musciparus

Malurus is a genus of bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae.

Taxonomy and systematics

Extant species

The following table reports the English names proposed for the twelve species recognised by the listing of the International Ornithologist Committee [2]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Malurus cyanocephalusEmperor fairywrenNew Guinea
Malurus amabilisLovely fairywrenNorth-eastern Australia
Malurus assimilisPurple-backed fairywrenCentral and Western Australia
Malurus lambertiVariegated fairywrenEastern Australia
Malurus pulcherrimusBlue-breasted fairywrenSouthern Western Australia and the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia
Malurus elegansRed-winged fairywrenSouth-western corner of Western Australia
Malurus cyaneusSuperb fairywrenAustralia and lowland New Guinea
Malurus splendensSplendid fairywrenCentral and Western Australia
Malurus coronatusPurple-crowned fairywrenNorthern Australia
Malurus alboscapulatusWhite-shouldered fairywrenNew Guinea
Malurus melanocephalusRed-backed fairywrenAustralia
Malurus leucopterusWhite-winged fairywrenCentral Queensland and South Australia across to Western Australia

Former species

Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize several additional species as belonging to the genus Malurus including:

References

  1. "Maluridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Lyrebirds, scrubbirds, bowerbirds & Australasian wrens". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. "Sipodotus wallacii (Wallace's Fairywren) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  4. "Chenorhamphus grayi (Broad-billed Fairywren) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  5. "Chenorhamphus campbelli (Campbell's Fairywren) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-11-15.


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