Wallace's Fairywren
Sipodotus wallacii(Gray, GR, 1862)
English (US) Wallace's Fairywren
The Wallace's Fairywren (Sipodotus wallacii) 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: lowlands of New Guinea, including Misool (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea), Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea), and Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Sipodotus wallacii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Wallace's Fairywren
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Todopsis wallacii
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1862)
- Type locality
- Misool.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1861, pt.3 p.429 pl.43 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
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Mallee Emu-wren
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Orange-crowned Fairywren
Clytomyias insignis
Broad-billed Fairywren
Chenorhamphus grayi
Campbell's Fairywren
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Emperor Fairywren
Malurus cyanocephalus
Purple-crowned Fairywren
Malurus coronatus
Red-winged Fairywren
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