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Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)
The Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus), also known as the Superb Blue-wren or colloquially as the Blue Wren, is a passerine bird of the family Maluridae, common and familiar across southeastern Australia. The species is sedentary and territorial, also exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism; the male in breeding plumage has a striking bright blue forehead, ear coverts, mantle, and tail, with a black mask and black or dark blue throat. 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. Two subspecies groups are recognized: the larger and darker Tasmanian form cyaneus and the smaller and paler mainland form cyanochlamys. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Maluridae
Genus:
Malurus
Scientific:
Malurus cyaneus
Citation:
(Ellis, 1782)
Reference:
Gen.Syn.Birds 2 p.501
Protonym:
Motacilla cyanea
Avibase ID:
DAC72D0793DE01AD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DAC72D07
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560972
Geographic range:
- Malurus cyaneus cyaneus: Tasmania
- Malurus cyaneus samueli: Flinders I. (Bass Strait)
- Malurus cyaneus elizabethae: King Island (Bass Strait)
- Malurus cyaneus cyanochlamys: SE Australia (central Queensland to s and central Victoria)
- Malurus cyaneus leggei: S Australia (s Eyre Pen, South Australia to extreme sw Victoria)
- Malurus cyaneus ashbyi: Kangaroo Island (South Australia)
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Source: Clements checklist
Superb Fairywren
Czech:
modropláštník nádherný
German:
Prachtstaffelschwanz
Danish:
Sortstrubet Alfesmutte
Spanish:
Maluro Soberbio
Finnish:
sinikurkkumaluri
French:
Mérion superbe
Icelandic:
Blárindill
Italian:
Scricciolo fatato superbo
Japanese:
rurio-sutorariamushikui
Japanese:
ルリオーストラリアムシクイ
Dutch:
Ornaatelfje
Norwegian:
Blåalvesmett
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Blåalvesmett
Polish:
chwostka szafirowa
Russian:
Прекрасный расписной малюр
Slovak:
zamatovec modrý
Swedish:
vitbukig blåsmyg
Ukrainian:
Малюр сапфіровий
Chinese:
华丽细尾鹩莺
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Mérion superbe ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mérion superbe ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Blue Wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Blue Wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Blue Wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Blue Wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Superb Fairy-wren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Malurus cyaneus [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Malurus cyaneus [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Malurus cyaneus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Superb Fairywren ( Malurus cyaneus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Malurus cyaneus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Malurus cyaneus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Catalan: malur superb
Czech: Modropláštník nádherný
Danish: Sortstrubet Alfesmutte
German: Prachtstaffelschwanz, Pracht-Staffelschwanz
English: Australian Fairywren, Blue Wren, Superb Blue Fairywren, Superb Blue Wren, Superb Blue-Wren, Superb Fairywren, Superb Fairy-wren
English (IOC): Superb Fairywren
Spanish: Maluro Soberbio, Ratona Australiana Azul
Spanish (Spain): Maluro soberbio
Spanish (HBW): Superb Fairywren
Estonian: salu-tikksaba
Finnish: Sinikurkkumaluri
French: Malure superbe, Mérion superbe
Hungarian: lazúr tündérmadár
Icelandic: Blárindill
Italian: Scricciolo azzurro superbo, Scricciolo fatato superbo
Japanese: rurioasutorariamushikui, rurio-sutorariamushikui
Japanese: ルリオアストラリアムシクイ, ルリオーストラリアムシクイ
Scientific: Malurus cyaneus, Malurus cyaneus cyaneus, Motacilla cyanea
Lithuanian: Puikusis maluras
Dutch: Ornaatelfje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Blåalvesmett
Norwegian: Blåalvesmett
Polish: chwostka szafirowa
Russian: Прекрасный расписной малюр
Slovak: zamatovec modrý
Serbian: Obični vilinski carić
Swedish: Vitbukad blåsmyg, vitbukig blåsmyg
Ukrainian: Малюр сапфіровий
Chinese: 华丽细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional): 壯麗細尾鷯鶯
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