Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (4)
Allison E. Johnson, Ian Rowley, and Eleanor Russell
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Блестящо райско орехче |
| Catalan | malur esplèndid |
| Croatian | modri vilinski palčić |
| Dutch | Prachtelfje |
| English | Splendid Fairywren |
| English (United States) | Splendid Fairywren |
| Estonian | türkiis-tikksaba |
| French | Mérion splendide |
| French (Canada) | Mérion splendide |
| German | Türkisstaffelschwanz |
| Japanese | ムラサキオーストラリアムシクイ |
| Norwegian | indigoalvesmett |
| Polish | chwostka wspaniała |
| Russian | Роскошный малюр |
| Serbian | Jarkoplavi vilinski carić |
| Slovak | zamatovec tyrkysový |
| Spanish | Maluro Espléndido |
| Spanish (Spain) | Maluro espléndido |
| Swedish | praktblåsmyg |
| Turkish | Gökçe Peribülbülü |
| Ukrainian | Малюр лазуровий |
Revision Notes
Allison Johnson revised the Identification; Plumages, Molts, and Structure; and Systematics pages. Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics page and standardized the content with Clements taxonomy.
Malurus splendens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
PROTONYM:
Saxicola splendens
Quoy & Gaimard, 1832. Voyage de découvertes de la corvette l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville (etc.). Zoologie. Vol. 1 1, p.197 AtlasOis. pl.10 fig.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
King George Sound, southwestern Australia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- MALURUS
- splendens
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Splendid Fairywren
