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Species profile—Malurus splendens (splendid fairy-wren)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Maluridae (fairy-wrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens) → Malurus splendens (splendid fairy-wren)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Maluridae (fairy-wrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens)
Scientific name
Malurus splendens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
Common name
splendid fairy-wren
Type reference
Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. In Dumont-d'Urville, J. (1830). Voyage de decouvertes de l'Astrolabe execute par ordre du Roi, pendant les annees 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont-d'Urville. Zoologie. Paris : J. Tastu Vol. 1 i 268 pp.
WildNet taxon ID
1548
Synonym(s)
Malurus splendens melanotis
Malurus splendens emmottorum
Alternate name(s)
splendid fairy-wren (black-backed subspecies)
splendid fairywren
turquioise fairy-wren
superb warbler
splendid wren
black-backed blue wren
banded wren
black-backed fairy wren
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1548.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024