Red-winged Fairywren Malurus elegans Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Ian Rowley and Eleanor Russell
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 24, 2019
Text last updated January 24, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | malur elegant |
| Dutch | Roodvleugelelfje |
| English | Red-winged Fairywren |
| English (United States) | Red-winged Fairywren |
| French | Mérion élégant |
| French (France) | Mérion élégant |
| German | Silberkopf-Staffelschwanz |
| Japanese | ウスアオオーストラリアムシクイ |
| Norwegian | edelalvesmett |
| Polish | chwostka jasnowąsa |
| Russian | Элегантный малюр |
| Serbian | Crvenokrili vilinski carić |
| Slovak | zamatovec bahenný |
| Spanish | Maluro Elegante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Maluro elegante |
| Swedish | rödvingad blåsmyg |
| Turkish | Kestane Omuzlu Peribülbülü |
| Ukrainian | Малюр червоноплечий |
Malurus elegans Gould, 1837
PROTONYM:
Malurus elegans
Gould, 1837. The birds of Australia and the adjacent islands pt1, pl.[2].
TYPE LOCALITY:
Swan River, southwestern Australia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MALURUS
- elegans
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lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Red-winged Fairywren
