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Red-winged Fairywren
Malurus elegans Gould, J 1837
The red-winged fairywren is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is non-migratory and endemic to the southwestern corner of Western Australia. Exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism, the male adopts a brilliantly coloured breeding plumage, with an iridescent silvery-blue crown, ear coverts and upper back, red shoulders, contrasting with a black throat, grey-brown tail and wings and pale underparts. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles have predominantly grey-brown plumage, though males may bear isolated blue and black feathers. No separate subspecies are recognised. Similar in appearance and closely related to the variegated fairywren and the blue-breasted fairywren, it is regarded as a separate species as no intermediate forms have been recorded where their ranges overlap. Though the red-winged fairywren is locally common, there is evidence of a decline in numbers. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Maluridae
Genus:
Malurus
Scientific:
Malurus elegans
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Maluridae
Genus:
Malurus
Scientific:
Malurus elegans
Original description
Citation:
Gould, J 1837
Reference:
Birds Austral. Adj. Isl.
pt1 pl.[2]
Protonym:
Malurus elegans
Type locality:
Swan River, southwestern Australia.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
378EF7E46545C8C7
Avibase ID:
avibase-378EF7E4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/378EF7E4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560974
English:
Red-winged Fairywren
Catalan:
malur elegant
Czech:
modropláštník západoaustralský
Danish:
Rødvinget Alfesmutte
German:
Silberkopf-Staffelschwanz
Spanish:
Maluro Elegante
Spanish (Spain):
Maluro elegante
Finnish:
vaaleapäämaluri
French:
Mérion élégant
Croatian:
bjelotrbi vilinski palčić
Hungarian:
hosszúfarkú tündérmadár
Italian:
Scricciolo fatato alirosse
Japanese (romaji):
usuaoo-sutorariamushikui
Japanese:
ウスアオオーストラリアムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Raudonsparnis maluras
Dutch:
Roodvleugelelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Edelalvesmett
Norwegian:
Edelalvesmett
Polish:
chwostka jasnowąsa
Portuguese:
fadinha-elegante
Portuguese (Portugal):
fadinha-d'asa-ruiva
Russian:
Элегантный малюр
Slovak:
zamatovec bahenný
Swedish:
rödvingad blåsmyg
Ukrainian:
Малюр червоноплечий
Chinese:
红翅细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional):
紅翅細尾鷯鶯
Red-winged Fairywren
Catalan:
malur elegant
Czech:
modropláštník západoaustralský
Danish:
Rødvinget Alfesmutte
German:
Silberkopf-Staffelschwanz
Spanish:
Maluro Elegante
Spanish (Spain):
Maluro elegante
Finnish:
vaaleapäämaluri
French:
Mérion élégant
Croatian:
bjelotrbi vilinski palčić
Hungarian:
hosszúfarkú tündérmadár
Italian:
Scricciolo fatato alirosse
Japanese (romaji):
usuaoo-sutorariamushikui
Japanese:
ウスアオオーストラリアムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Raudonsparnis maluras
Dutch:
Roodvleugelelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Edelalvesmett
Norwegian:
Edelalvesmett
Polish:
chwostka jasnowąsa
Portuguese:
fadinha-elegante
Portuguese (Portugal):
fadinha-d'asa-ruiva
Russian:
Элегантный малюр
Slovak:
zamatovec bahenný
Swedish:
rödvingad blåsmyg
Ukrainian:
Малюр червоноплечий
Chinese:
红翅细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional):
紅翅細尾鷯鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mérion élégant ( Malurus elegans) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mérion élégant ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 1st edition: Red-winged Wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements, version 2021: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements, version 2022: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements, version 2023: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Red-winged Wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 4th edition: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 6th edition: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements, version 2015: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements, version 2016: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements, version 2017: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements, version 2018: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Clements, version 2019: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 1.50: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 1.52: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 1.53: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 1.54: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 1.55: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 2015: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 2016: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 2017: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 2018: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 2019: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 2021: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 2022: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| eBird version 2023: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-winged Wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-winged Wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Red-winged Fairy-wren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Malurus elegans |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Malurus elegans |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Malurus elegans |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Red-winged Fairywren ( Malurus elegans) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Malurus elegans |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Malurus elegans |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: malur elegant
Czech: Modropláštník Goulduv, modropláštník západoaustralský
Danish: Rødvinget Alfesmutte
German: Silberkopf-Staffelschwanz
English: Red winged Fairywren, Red-winged Blue-Wren, Red-winged Fairywren, Red-winged Fairy-wren, Red-winged Wren
English, HBW: Red-winged Fairy-wren
English (IOC): Red-winged Fairywren
English (United States): Red-winged Fairywren
Spanish: Maluro Elegante, Ratona Australiana de Alas Rojas
Spanish (Spain): Maluro elegante
Spanish (HBW): Red-winged Fairywren
Estonian: lasuurpea-tikksaba
Finnish: Vaaleapäämaluri
French: Malure élégant, Mérion élégant
Croatian: bjelotrbi vilinski palčić
Hungarian: hosszúfarkú tündérmadár
Italian: Scricciolo fatato alirosse, Scricciolo splendente di palude
Japanese (romaji): usuaooasutorariamushikui, usuaoo-sutorariamushikui
Japanese: ウスアオオアストラリアムシクイ, ウスアオオーストラリアムシクイ
Scientific: Leggeornis elegans warreni, Malurus elegans
Lithuanian: Raudonsparnis maluras
Dutch: Roodvleugelelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Edelalvesmett
Norwegian: Edelalvesmett
Polish: chwostka jasnowasa, chwostka jasnowąsa
Portuguese: fadinha-elegante
Portuguese (Portugal): fadinha-d'asa-ruiva
Russian: Краснокрылый малюр, Краснокрылый расписной малюр, Элегантный малюр
Slovak: zamatovec bahenný
Swedish: Rödvingad blåsmyg
Turkish: Kestane omuzlu peribülbülü
Ukrainian: Малюр червоноплечий
Chinese: 红翅细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional): 紅翅細尾鷯鶯
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