Orange-crowned Fairywren
Clytomyias insignisSharpe, RB, 1879
English (US) Orange-crowned Fairywren
The Orange-crowned Fairywren (Clytomyias insignis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Maluridae (Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Clytomyias insignis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Orange-crowned Fairywren
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1879
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Clytomyias insignis insignis
- Clytomyias insignis oorti
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1879
- Type locality
- Tjobonda, Arfak Mountains.
- Original description
- Notes from the Leyden Museum 1 p.31
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens
Dusky Grasswren
Amytornis purnelli
Kalkadoon Grasswren
Amytornis ballarae
Southern Emu-wren
Stipiturus malachurus
Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
Stipiturus ruficeps
Mallee Emu-wren
Stipiturus mallee
Wallace's Fairywren
Sipodotus wallacii
Broad-billed Fairywren
Chenorhamphus grayi
Campbell's Fairywren
Chenorhamphus campbelli
Emperor Fairywren
Malurus cyanocephalus
Purple-crowned Fairywren
Malurus coronatus
Red-winged Fairywren
Malurus elegans
Blue-breasted Fairywren
Malurus pulcherrimus
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