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Blue-breasted Fairywren
Malurus pulcherrimus Gould, J 1844
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
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Passeriformes
Family:
Maluridae
Genus:
Malurus
Scientific:
Malurus pulcherrimus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Maluridae
Genus:
Malurus
Scientific:
Malurus pulcherrimus
Original description
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 identifiers
Avibase ID:
41FCF19991F5F981
Avibase ID:
avibase-41FCF199
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/41FCF199
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560979
Geographic range:
- Malurus pulcherrimus: southwestern Western Australia and Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
Source: Clements checklist
Blue-breasted Fairywren
Catalan:
malur pitblau
Czech:
modropláštník modroprsý
Danish:
Blåbrystet Alfesmutte
German:
Blaubrust-Staffelschwanz
Spanish:
Maluro Pechiazul
Spanish (Spain):
Maluro pechiazul
Finnish:
siniliuskemaluri
French:
Mérion à gorge bleue
Croatian:
plavoprsi vilinski palčić
Hungarian:
kékbegyű tündérmadár
Italian:
Scricciolo fatato pettoblu
Japanese (romaji):
aomuneo-sutorariamushikui
Japanese:
アオムネオーストラリアムシクイ
Lithuanian:
mėlynkrūtis maluras
Dutch:
Blauwborstelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Praktalvesmett
Norwegian:
Praktalvesmett
Polish:
chwostka świetna
Portuguese:
fadinha-de-peito-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
fadinha-de-peito-azul
Russian:
Синегрудый малюр
Slovak:
zamatovec modroprsý
Serbian:
Plavogrudi vilinski carić
Swedish:
blåbröstad blåsmyg
Ukrainian:
Малюр індиговий
Chinese:
蓝胸细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional):
藍胸細尾鷯鶯
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) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| 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) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| 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) |
| Clements, version 2022: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Blue-breasted Wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 4th edition: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| 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) |
| eBird version 1.53: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| eBird version 2015: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| eBird version 2016: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| eBird version 2017: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| eBird version 2018: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| eBird version 2019: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| 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) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Blue-breasted Fairy-wren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| 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) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| 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) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Blue-breasted Fairywren ( Malurus pulcherrimus) |
| 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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Other synonyms
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Catalan: malur pitblau
Czech: Modropláštník modroprsý
Danish: Blåbrystet Alfesmutte
German: Blaubrust-Staffelschwanz
English: Blue breasted Fairywren, Blue-breasted Fairywren, Blue-breasted Fairy-wren, Blue-breasted Wren
English, HBW: Blue-breasted Fairy-wren
English (IOC): Blue-breasted Fairywren
English (United States): Blue-breasted Fairywren
Esperanto: Blubrusta maluro
Spanish: Maluro Pechiazul, Ratona Australiana de Pecho Azul
Spanish (Spain): Maluro pechiazul
Spanish (HBW): Blue-breasted Fairywren
Estonian: nõmme-tikksaba
Finnish: Siniliuskemaluri
French: Malure à poitrine bleue, Mérion à gorge bleue
Croatian: plavoprsi vilinski palčić
Hungarian: kékbegyű tündérmadár
Italian: Scricciolo fatato pettoblu, Scricciolo splendente pettoblu
Japanese (romaji): aomuneoasutorariamushikui, aomuneo-sutorariamushikui
Japanese: アオムネオアストラリアムシクイ, アオムネオーストラリアムシクイ
Scientific: Leggeornis lamberti eyrei, Malurus pulcherrimus, Malurus pulcherrimus stirlingi
Lithuanian: Mėlymkrūtis maluras, mėlynkrūtis maluras
Dutch: Blauwborstelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Praktalvesmett
Norwegian: Praktalvesmett
Polish: chwostka swietna, chwostka świetna
Portuguese: fadinha-de-peito-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): fadinha-de-peito-azul
Russian: Голубогрудый малюр, Синегрудый малюр, Синегрудый расписной малюр
Slovak: zamatovec modroprsý
Serbian: Plavogrudi vilinski carić
Swedish: blåbröstad blåsmyg, Blåstrupig blåsmyg
Turkish: Çivit göğüslü peribülbülü
Ukrainian: Малюр індиговий
Chinese: 蓝胸细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional): 藍胸細尾鷯鶯
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