Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
Stipiturus ruficepsCampbell, AJ, 1899
English (US) Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
The Rufous-crowned Emu-wren (Stipiturus ruficeps) 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: arid central Australia (Pilbara region through southern Northern Territory to southwestern Queensland)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Stipiturus ruficeps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-crowned Emu-wren
- Described by
- Campbell, AJ, 1899
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Campbell, AJ, 1899
- Type locality
- North West Cape, midwestern Australia.
- Original description
- The Victorian Naturalist 15 p.116
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Emperor Fairywren
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