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Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus (Latham, J 1801)
The red-backed fairywren is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia and can be found near rivers and coastal areas along the northern and eastern coastlines from the Kimberley in the northwest to the Hunter Region in New South Wales. The male adopts a striking breeding plumage, with a black head, upperparts and tail, and a brightly coloured red back and brown wings. The female has brownish upperparts and paler underparts. The male in eclipse plumage and the juvenile resemble the female. Some males remain in non-breeding plumage while breeding. Two subspecies are recognised; the nominate M. m. melanocephalus of eastern Australia has a longer tail and orange back, and the short-tailed M. m. cruentatus from northern Australia has a redder back. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Maluridae
Genus:
Malurus
Scientific:
Malurus melanocephalus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Maluridae
Genus:
Malurus
Scientific:
Malurus melanocephalus
Original description
Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
Muscicapa melanocephala
Type locality:
Sydney, New South Wales.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/58/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
0E9290F832ABE7A1
Avibase ID:
avibase-0E9290F8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0E9290F8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560978
Geographic range:
- Malurus melanocephalus: northern and eastern Australia
- Malurus melanocephalus melanocephalus: eastern Australia (Burdekin River, Queensland to Hunter River, New South Wales)
- Malurus melanocephalus cruentatus: northern Australia (northern Western Australia to Cape York Peninsula)
Source: Clements checklist
Red-backed Fairywren
Catalan:
malur de dors rogenc
Czech:
černáček rudohřbetý
Danish:
Rødrygget Alfesmutte
German:
Rotrücken-Staffelschwanz
Spanish:
Maluro Dorsirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Maluro dorsirrojo
Finnish:
punaselkämaluri
French:
Mérion à dos rouge
Croatian:
narančastoleđi vilinski palčić
Hungarian:
piroshátú tündérmadár
Icelandic:
Smárindill
Italian:
Scricciolo fatato dorsorosso
Japanese (romaji):
seakao-sutorariamushikui
Japanese:
セアカオーストラリアムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Rusvanugaris maluras
Dutch:
Roodrugelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudryggalvesmett
Norwegian:
Rødryggalvesmett
Polish:
chwostka czerwonogrzbieta
Portuguese:
fadinha-de-xaile
Portuguese (Portugal):
fadinha-de-dorso-vermelho
Russian:
Чёрно-красный малюр
Slovak:
zamatovec červenochrbtý
Serbian:
Crvenoleđi vilinski carić
Swedish:
rödryggig blåsmyg
Ukrainian:
Малюр червоноспинний
Chinese:
红背细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional):
紅背細尾鷯鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mérion à dos rouge ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mérion à dos rouge ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Red-backed Wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Red-backed Wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-backed Wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-backed Wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Malurus melanocephalus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Malurus melanocephalus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Malurus melanocephalus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Malurus melanocephalus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Malurus melanocephalus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: malur de dors rogenc
Czech: černáček rudohřbetý, hnědáček rudohřbetý, Modropláštník cervenohrbetý
Danish: Rødrygget Alfesmutte
German: Rotrücken-Staffelschwanz
English: Red backed Fairywren, Red-backed Fairywren, Red-backed Fairy-wren, Red-backed Wren, Wren-warbler
English, HBW: Red-backed Fairy-wren
English (IOC): Red-backed Fairywren
English (United States): Red-backed Fairywren
Spanish: Maluro Dorsirrojo, Ratona Australiana de Lomo Rojo
Spanish (Spain): Maluro dorsirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Red-backed Fairywren
Estonian: punaselg-tikksaba
Finnish: Punaselkämaluri
French: Malure à dos rouge, Mérion à dos rouge
Croatian: narančastoleđi vilinski palčić
Hungarian: piroshátú tündérmadár
Icelandic: Smárindill
Italian: Scricciolo fatato dorsorosso, Scricciolo splendente dorsorosso
Japanese (romaji): seakaoasutorariamushikui, seakao-sutorariamushikui
Japanese: セアカオアストラリアムシクイ, セアカオーストラリアムシクイ
Scientific: Malurus melanocephalus, Malurus melanocephalus melanocephalus, Muscicapa melanocephala
Lithuanian: Rusvanugaris maluras
Dutch: Roodrugelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudryggalvesmett
Norwegian: Rødryggalvesmett
Polish: chwostka czerwonogrzbieta
Portuguese: fadinha-de-xaile
Portuguese (Portugal): fadinha-de-dorso-vermelho
Russian: Красноспинный расписной малюр, Чёрно-красный малюр
Slovak: zamatovec červenochrbtý
Serbian: Crvenoleđi vilinski carić, Vilinski carić crvenih leđa
Swedish: Rödryggad blåsmyg, rödryggig blåsmyg
Turkish: Kırmızı sırtlı peribülbülü
Ukrainian: Малюр червоноспинний
Chinese: 红背细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional): 紅背細尾鷯鶯
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