Purple-backed Fairywren
Malurus assimilisNorth, AJ, 1901
English (US) Purple-backed Fairywren
The Purple-backed Fairywren (Malurus assimilis) 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
- Malurus assimilis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Purple-backed Fairywren
- Described by
- North, AJ, 1901
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Malurus assimilis dulcis
- Malurus assimilis rogersi
- Malurus assimilis assimilis
- Malurus assimilis bernieri
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- North, AJ, 1901
- Type locality
- Mossgiel, interior of New South Wales.
- Original description
- The Victorian Naturalist 18 p.29
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens
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
Variegated Fairywren
Malurus lamberti
Lovely Fairywren
Malurus amabilis
Splendid Fairywren
Malurus splendens
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
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