Lovely Fairywren
Malurus amabilisGould, J, 1852
English (US) Lovely Fairywren
The Lovely Fairywren (Malurus amabilis) 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.
Range: northeastern Australia (Cape York Peninsula southward to Wet Tropics region)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Malurus amabilis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lovely Fairywren
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1852
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1852
- Type locality
- Cape York, northern Queensland.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.18, no.218 p.277
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens
Campbell's Fairywren
Chenorhamphus campbelli
Emperor Fairywren
Malurus cyanocephalus
Purple-crowned Fairywren
Malurus coronatus
Red-winged Fairywren
Malurus elegans
Blue-breasted Fairywren
Malurus pulcherrimus
Purple-backed Fairywren
Malurus assimilis
Variegated Fairywren
Malurus lamberti
Splendid Fairywren
Malurus splendens
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
White-shouldered Fairywren
Malurus alboscapulatus
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