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Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren
Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus] (= Malurus splendens) (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832)
The splendid fairywren is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is also known simply as the splendid wren or more colloquially in Western Australia as the blue wren. The splendid fairywren is found across much of the Australian continent from central-western New South Wales and southwestern Queensland over to coastal Western Australia. It inhabits predominantly arid and semi-arid regions. Exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism, the male in breeding plumage is a small, long-tailed bird of predominantly bright blue and black colouration. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles are predominantly grey-brown in colour; this gave the early impression that males were polygamous as all dull-coloured birds were taken for females. It comprises several similar all-blue and black subspecies that were originally considered separate species. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Maluridae
Genus:
Malurus
Scientific:
Malurus splendens
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Maluridae
Genus:
Malurus
Scientific:
Malurus splendens
Original description
Citation:
(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832)
Reference:
Voy. Astrolabe [Dumont D'Urville], Zool.
1 p.197 AtlasOis. pl.10 fig.1
Imprint year:
1830
Protonym:
Saxicola splendens
Type locality:
King George Sound, southwestern Australia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2064262#page/255/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
A334276B508FD688
Avibase ID:
avibase-A334276B
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A334276B
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560980
Geographic range:
- Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus]: western and central Australia
- Malurus splendens: southern Western Australia (Shark Bay to Esperance and Laverton)
- Malurus callainus: south-central Western Australia to Flinders Ranges, South Australia
- Malurus melanotus melanotus: semiarid southeastern Australia (Flinders Ranges to west Darling basin)
- Malurus melanotus emmottorum: semiarid central Queensland
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Source: Clements checklist
Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren
French:
Mérion splendide, M. turquoise ou M. à croupion noir
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren ( Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren ( Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren ( Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren ( Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren ( Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren ( Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren ( Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren ( Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren ( Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren ( Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren ( Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mérion splendide ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Banded Wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Banded Wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Splendid Fairy-wren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Malurus splendens [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Malurus splendens [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Malurus splendens [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Splendid Fairywren ( Malurus splendens) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Malurus splendens [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Malurus splendens [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: malur esplèndid
Czech: Modropláštník modrofialový
Danish: Pragtalfesmutte
German: Türkisstaffelschwanz
English: Banded Fairywren, Banded Wren, Black-backed Wren, Splendid Blue Wren, Splendid Fairywren, Splendid Fairy-wren, Splendid Wren, Splendid, Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren, Turquoise Wren
English, HBW: Splendid Fairy-wren
English (IOC): Splendid Fairywren
English (United States): Splendid Fairywren
Esperanto: Splenda maluro
Spanish: Maluro Espléndido, Ratona Australiana Franjeada
Spanish (Spain): Maluro espléndido
Spanish (HBW): Splendid Fairywren
Estonian: türkiis-tikksaba
Finnish: Australiansinimaluri
French: Malure splendide, Mérion splendide, Mérion splendide, M. turquoise ou M. à croupion noir
Croatian: modri vilinski palčić
Hungarian: tengerkék tündérmadár
Italian: Scricciolo azzuro splendente, Scricciolo fatato splendido
Japanese (romaji): murasakioasutorariamushikui, murasakio-sutorariamushikui
Japanese: ムラサキオアストラリアムシクイ, ムラサキオーストラリアムシクイ
Scientific: Malurus [splendens, callainus or melanotus], Malurus splendens, Malurus splendens splendens, Saxicola splendens
Lithuanian: Blizgusis maluras
Dutch: Prachtelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Indigoalvesmett
Norwegian: Indigoalvesmett
Polish: chwostka wspaniala, chwostka wspaniała
Portuguese: Carriça-australiana-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): fadinha-esplêndida
Russian: Блестящий расписной малюр, Роскошный малюр
Slovak: oriešok pruhoboký, Zamatovec tyrkysový
Serbian: Sjajni vilinski carić
Swedish: Praktblåsmyg
Turkish: Gökçe peribülbülü
Ukrainian: Малюр лазуровий
Chinese: 辉蓝细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional): 輝藍細尾鷯鶯
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