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Emperor Fairywren
Malurus cyanocephalus (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832)
The emperor fairywren is a species of bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is found in New Guinea in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is the largest species of fairywren. It is highly sexually dimorphic. Males have a blue and black plumage, with the females having blue and black plumage only on their heads, with the rest of the body being coloured a rusty brown and having a black tail tipped with white. There are 3 recognized subspecies of the emperor fairywren, one from north and northwestern New Guinea, one from Biak Island, and one from south New Guinea and the Aru Islands. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Maluridae
Genus:
Malurus
Scientific:
Malurus cyanocephalus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Maluridae
Genus:
Malurus
Scientific:
Malurus cyanocephalus
Original description
Citation:
(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832)
Reference:
Voy. Astrolabe [Dumont D'Urville], Zool.
1 p.227 AtlasOis. pl.5 fig.4
Imprint year:
1830
Protonym:
Todus cyanocephalus
Type locality:
Dorey (= Manokwari), northwestern New Guinea.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064262#page/285/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
547E21A1CB8B00D6
Avibase ID:
avibase-547E21A1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/547E21A1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560973
Geographic range:
- Malurus cyanocephalus: New Guinea
- Malurus cyanocephalus cyanocephalus: lowlands of western New Guinea, including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea) and Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
- Malurus cyanocephalus mysorensis: lowlands of Biak (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
- Malurus cyanocephalus bonapartii: southern New Guinea, including Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)
Source: Clements checklist
Emperor Fairywren
Catalan:
malur emperador
Czech:
modropláštník modrý
Danish:
Blå Alfesmutte
German:
Kaiserstaffelschwanz
Spanish:
Maluro Emperador
Spanish (Spain):
Maluro emperador
Finnish:
papuansinimaluri
French:
Mérion empereur
Croatian:
blistavi vilinski palčić
Italian:
Scricciolo fatato imperatore
Japanese (romaji):
aopapuamushikui
Japanese:
アオパプアムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Imperatoriškasis maluras
Dutch:
Keizerelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Koboltalvesmett
Norwegian:
Koboltalvesmett
Polish:
chwostka modra
Portuguese:
fadinha-imperadora
Portuguese (Portugal):
fadinha-imperatriz
Russian:
Королевский малюр
Slovak:
zamatovec cisársky
Swedish:
koboltblåsmyg
Ukrainian:
Малюр синій
Chinese:
蓝细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional):
帝王細尾鷯鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mérion empereur ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mérion empereur ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Blue Wren-Warbler ( Todopsis cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Blue Wren-Warbler ( Todopsis cyanocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
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| eBird version 2015: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue Wren Warbler ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue Wren Warbler ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Emperor Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Malurus cyanocephalus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Malurus cyanocephalus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Malurus cyanocephalus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Emperor Fairywren ( Malurus cyanocephalus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Malurus cyanocephalus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Malurus cyanocephalus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: malur emperador
Czech: Modropláštník modrý
Danish: Blå Alfesmutte
German: Blaukopf-Staffelschwanz, Kaiserstaffelschwanz, Kaiser-Staffelschwanz
English: Blue Fairywren, Blue Wren Warbler, Blue Wren-warbler, Emperor Fairywren, Emperor Fairy-wren, Emperor Wren, Imperial Fairywren, Imperial Wren, New Guinea Blue-wren, New Guinea Wren
English, HBW: Emperor Fairy-wren
English (IOC): Emperor Fairywren
English (United States): Emperor Fairywren
Spanish: Maluro Emperador, Ratona-Tordo Australiana Azul
Spanish (Spain): Maluro emperador
Spanish (HBW): Emperor Fairywren
Estonian: kuning-tikksaba
Finnish: Papuansinimaluri
French: Malure à tête bleue, Mérion empereur
Croatian: blistavi vilinski palčić
Indonesian: Cikrakperi Kaisar, Cikrak-peri kaisar
Italian: Scricciolo fatato imperatore, Scricciolo splendente imperatore
Japanese (romaji): aopapuamushikui
Japanese: アオパプアムシクイ
Scientific: Malurus cyanocephalus, Malurus cyanocephalus cyanocephalus, Todopsis cyanocephala, Todus cyanocephalus
Lithuanian: Imperatoriškasis maluras
Dutch: Keizerelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Koboltalvesmett
Norwegian: Koboltalvesmett
Polish: chwostka modra
Portuguese: fadinha-imperadora
Portuguese (Portugal): fadinha-imperatriz
Russian: Императорский малюр, Королевский малюр, Королевский новогвинейский малюр
Slovak: zamatovec cisársky
Swedish: Koboltblåsmyg
Turkish: Mavi peribülbülü
Ukrainian: Малюр синій
Chinese: 蓝细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional): 帝王細尾鷯鶯
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