White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterusQuoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1824
English (US) White-winged Fairywren
The White-winged Fairywren (Malurus leucopterus) 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 leucopterus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-winged Fairywren
- Described by
- Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1824
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Malurus leucopterus leucopterus
- Malurus leucopterus edouardi
- Malurus leucopterus leuconotus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP, 1824
- Type locality
- Dirk Hartog Island, midwestern Australia.
- Original description
- Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les arts. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes ...Par plusieurs professeurs du Jardin du Roi, et des principales écoles de Paris 30 p.118
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
Lovely Fairywren
Malurus amabilis
Splendid Fairywren
Malurus splendens
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
White-shouldered Fairywren
Malurus alboscapulatus
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