Malurus is a genus of bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae.
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| Male superb fairywren | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Maluridae |
| Genus: | Malurus Vieillot, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Motacilla cyanea[1] Ellis, 1782
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Taxonomy and systematics
editExtant species
editThe following table reports the English names proposed for the twelve species recognised by the listing of the International Ornithologist Committee [2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Malurus cyanocephalus | Emperor fairywren | New Guinea |
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Malurus amabilis | Lovely fairywren | North-eastern Australia |
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Malurus assimilis | Purple-backed fairywren | Central and Western Australia |
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Malurus lamberti | Variegated fairywren | Eastern Australia |
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Malurus pulcherrimus | Blue-breasted fairywren | Southern Western Australia and the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia |
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Malurus elegans | Red-winged fairywren | South-western corner of Western Australia |
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Malurus cyaneus | Superb fairywren | Australia and lowland New Guinea |
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Malurus splendens | Splendid fairywren | Central and Western Australia |
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Malurus coronatus | Purple-crowned fairywren | Northern Australia |
| Malurus alboscapulatus | White-shouldered fairywren | New Guinea | |
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Malurus melanocephalus | Red-backed fairywren | Australia |
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Malurus leucopterus | White-winged fairywren | Central Queensland and South Australia across to Western Australia |
Former species
editSome authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize several additional species as belonging to the genus Malurus including:
- Wallace's fairywren (as Malurus wallacei and Malurus wallacii)[3]
- Broad-billed fairywren (as Malurus grayi)[4]
- Campbell's fairywren (as Malurus campbelli)[5]
References
edit- ^ "Maluridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Lyrebirds, scrubbirds, bowerbirds & Australasian wrens". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Sipodotus wallacii (Wallace's Fairywren) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ^ "Chenorhamphus grayi (Broad-billed Fairywren) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- ^ "Chenorhamphus campbelli (Campbell's Fairywren) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-42-2