The purple-backed fairywren is a fairywren that is native to Australia. Described by Alfred John North in 1901, it has four recognised subspecies. In a species that exhibits sexual dimorphism, the brightly coloured breeding male has chestnut shoulders and azure crown and ear coverts, while non-breeding males, females and juveniles have predominantly grey-brown plumage, although females of two subspecies have mainly blue-grey plumage. Distributed over much of the Australian continent, the purple-backed fairywren is found in scrubland with plenty of vegetation providing dense cover. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
North, AJ 1901
Reference:
Victorian Nat.
18 p.29
Protonym:
Malurus assimilis
Avibase ID:
549957F44E89DF6D
Avibase ID:
avibase-549957F4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/549957F4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 713636
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Purple-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Purple-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Purple-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Purple-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022): Purple-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Purple-backed Fairywren ( Malurus assimilis) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Malurus [lamberti or assimilis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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