Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (6)
Ian Rowley and Eleanor Russell
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 29, 2013
Text last updated January 29, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | malur superb |
| Dutch | Ornaatelfje |
| English | Superb Fairywren |
| English (United States) | Superb Fairywren |
| French | Mérion superbe |
| French (France) | Mérion superbe |
| German | Prachtstaffelschwanz |
| Icelandic | Blárindill |
| Japanese | ルリオーストラリアムシクイ |
| Norwegian | blåalvesmett |
| Polish | chwostka szafirowa |
| Russian | Великолепный малюр |
| Serbian | Obični vilinski carić |
| Slovak | zamatovec modrý |
| Spanish | Maluro Soberbio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Maluro soberbio |
| Swedish | vitbukig blåsmyg |
| Turkish | Muhteşem Peribülbülü |
| Ukrainian | Малюр сапфіровий |
Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)
PROTONYM:
Motacilla cyanea
Ellis, 1782. An authentic narrative of a voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke in His Majesty's ships Resolution and Discovery during the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780, in search of a north-west passage between the continents of Asia and America, including a faithful account of their discoveries and the unfortunate death of Captain Cook. Vol. 1, p.22.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Adventure Bay, southern Tasmania, ex Ellis, 1782, Narrative Voyage Captain Cook, 1, p. 22.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MALURUS
- cyaneum / cyaneus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Superb Fairywren
