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The splendid fairywren (Malurus splendens) 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 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.
The song of fairywrens is pleasant and complex, and at least two species (the superb and splendid fairywren) possess, in addition to the alarm calls common to – and universally understood by – most small birds, another vocalization used when confronted by predators.
Red-winged fairywren: South-western corner of Western Australia Malurus cyaneus: 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
The splendid fairywren (Malurus splendens) is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It 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.
The splendid fairywren (Malurus splendens) is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It 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.
Splendid fairywren; Superb fairywren; V. ... White-shouldered fairywren; White-winged fairywren This page was last edited on 28 April 2019, at 21:18 (UTC). ...
a colloquial name used to refer to several species of fairywren. Superb fairywren, found in south-eastern Australia; Splendid fairywren, found in central and south-western Australia; a Code Name. Ana Montes, American, convicted Cuban spy