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The superb fairywren is one of eleven species of the genus Malurus, commonly known as fairywrens, found in Australia and lowland New Guinea. [3] Within the genus, the superb fairywren's closest relative is the splendid fairywren; these two "blue wrens" are also related to the purple-crowned fairywren of northwestern Australia.
Superb fairywren: Australia and lowland New Guinea Malurus splendens: Splendid fairywren: Central and Western Australia Malurus coronatus: Purple-crowned fairywren: Northern Australia Malurus alboscapulatus: White-shouldered fairywren: New Guinea Malurus melanocephalus: Red-backed fairywren: Australia Malurus leucopterus: White-winged fairywren
Within the genus it is most closely related to the splendid fairywren and superb fairywren. [9] [10] It is also sometimes placed as a sister to clade including the two "blue wrens" along with the white-shouldered fairywren, white-winged fairywren, and the red-backed fairywren, also called the bicoloured wrens. [10] [11]
A 2011 analysis of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA found the broad-billed fairywren and Campbell's fairywren, both formerly lumped together in the genus Malurus, to lie in a clade with the two other monospecific New Guinea genera and as such, they were later re-classified as separate species within the genus Chenorhamphus. [5]
The variegated fairywren was originally described by Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1827, [2] and was at first considered a colour variant of the superb fairywren. [3] It is one of eleven species of the genus Malurus, commonly known as fairywrens, found in Australia and lowland New Guinea. [4]
Genus Species Introduced Extinct Ref. Common name Binomial Struthioniformes: ... Superb fairywren: Malurus cyaneus: Pardalotidae: Spotted pardalote: Pardalotus punctatus:
The splendid fairywren is one of eleven species of the genus Malurus, commonly known as fairywrens, found in Australia and lowland New Guinea. [4] Within the genus it is most closely related to the superb fairywren. These two "blue wrens" are closely related to the purple-crowned fairywren of north-western Australia. [5]
The superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus), also known as superb blue-wren or colloquially as blue wren, is a passerine bird of the family Maluridae. Sedentary and territorial, it is found across southeastern Australia. The male in breeding plumage has a striking bright blue forehead, ear coverts, mantle and tail with a black mask and black or ...