The blue-breasted fairywren, or blue-breasted wren, is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is non-migratory and endemic to southern Western Australia and the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism, the male adopts a brilliantly coloured breeding plumage, with a bright blue crown, ear coverts and upper back, red shoulders, contrasting with a dark blue throat, grey-brown tail and wings and pale underparts. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles have predominantly grey-brown plumage. No separate subspecies are recognised. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gould, J 1844
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
Part 1, 2 no.136 p. 106
Protonym:
Malurus pulcherrimus
Type locality:
Western Australia = Wongan Hills, southwestern Australia, fide Mathews, 1913, List Birds Australia, p. 227.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862400
Avibase ID:
41FCF19991F5F981
Avibase ID:
avibase-41FCF199
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/41FCF199
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560979
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mérion à gorge bleue ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mérion à gorge bleue ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Clements 1st edition: Blue-breasted Wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Clements, version 2021: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
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Clements 3rd edition: Blue-breasted Wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Clements, version 2015: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Clements, version 2016: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Clements, version 2017: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Clements, version 2018: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Clements, version 2019: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
eBird version 1.50: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
eBird version 1.52: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
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eBird version 2021: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
eBird version 2022: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
eBird version 2023: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
eBird version 2024: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue-breasted Wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue-breasted Wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Malurus pulcherrimus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Malurus pulcherrimus |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Malurus pulcherrimus |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Malurus pulcherrimus |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Malurus pulcherrimus |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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