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Lovely Fairywren

Malurus amabilis Gould, J 1852

The lovely fairywren, or lovely wren, is a species of bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is endemic to northeastern Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Maluridae
Genus:
   Malurus
Scientific:
  Malurus amabilis


Original description

Citation:
  Gould, J 1852

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 18 (1850), no.218 p. 277

Protonym:
  Malurus amabilis

Type locality:
  Cape York, northern Queensland.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859035


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  02B9E9304C42FAEA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-02B9E930

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/02B9E930


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560969

Geographic range:

  • Malurus amabilis: northeastern Queensland (coastal Cape York Peninsula southward to about Townsville)
English:
Lovely Fairywren
Catalan:
malur amable
Czech:
modropláštník krásný
Danish:
Cape York-alfesmutte
German:
Schmuckstaffelschwanz
Spanish:
Maluro Amable
Spanish (Spain):
Maluro amable
Finnish:
sademetsämaluri
French:
Mérion ravissant
Croatian:
modrokapi vilinski palčić
Italian:
Scricciolo fatato amabile
Japanese (romaji):
ke-puyo-kuo-sutorariamushikui
Japanese:
ケープヨークオーストラリアムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Dailusis maluras
Dutch:
Roestflankelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Fageralvesmett
Norwegian:
Fageralvesmett
Polish:
chwostka modrogłowa
Portuguese:
fadinha-maravilhosa
Portuguese (Portugal):
fadinha-amável
Russian:
Расписной малюр
Slovak:
zamatovec nádherný
Swedish:
kapyorkblåsmyg
Ukrainian:
Малюр синьоголовий
Chinese:
娇美细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional):
秀麗細尾鷯鶯


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Lovely Fairy-wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Lovely Fairy-wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Lovely Fairy-wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Lovely Fairy-wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Lovely Fairy-wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Lovely Fairy-wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Lovely Fairy-wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Lovely Fairy-wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Mérion ravissant ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Mérion ravissant ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Lovely Wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Lovely Wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Lovely Fairy-wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Lovely Fairy-wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Lovely Fairy-wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Lovely Fairywren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Lovely Fairy-wren ( Malurus amabilis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Malurus amabilis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Malurus amabilis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Malurus amabilis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Malurus amabilis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Malurus amabilis [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Catalan: malur amable
Czech: modropláštník krásný
Danish: Cape York-alfesmutte
German: Purpurkopf-Staffelschwanz, Schmuckstaffelschwanz, Weißbauch-Staffelschwanz
English: Lovely Fairywren, Lovely Fairy-wren, Lovely Wren, LovelyFairywren
English, HBW: Lovely Fairy-wren
English (IOC): Lovely Fairywren
English (United States): Lovely Fairywren
Spanish: Maluro Amable
Spanish (Spain): Maluro amable
Spanish (HBW): Lovely Fairywren
Estonian: mets-tikksaba, queenslandi tikksaba
Finnish: Sademetsämaluri
French: Malure aimable, Mérion ravissant
Croatian: modrokapi vilinski palčić
Italian: Scricciolo fatato amabile
Japanese (romaji): ke-puyo-kuo-sutorariamushikui, munagurooasutorariamushikui
Japanese: ケープヨークオーストラリアムシクイ, ムナグロオアストラリアムシクイ
Scientific: Malurus amabilis, Malurus amabilis amabilis
Lithuanian: Dailusis maluras
Dutch: Roestflankelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Fageralvesmett
Norwegian: Fageralvesmett
Polish: chwostka modroglowa, chwostka modrogłowa
Portuguese: fadinha-maravilhosa
Portuguese (Portugal): fadinha-amável
Russian: Изящный расписной малюр, Прелестный малюр, Расписной малюр
Slovak: zamatovec nádherný
Swedish: Cape Yorkblåsmyg, kapyorkblåsmyg
Turkish: Tatlı peribülbülü
Ukrainian: Малюр синьоголовий
Chinese: 娇美细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional): 秀麗細尾鷯鶯

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