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The '''emperor fairywren''' (''Malurus cyanocephalus'') is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Australasian wren]] family, Maluridae. |
The '''emperor fairywren''' (''Malurus cyanocephalus'') is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Australasian wren]] family, Maluridae. |
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It is found in [[New Guinea]] in its natural [[habitat]] of subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s. |
It is found in [[New Guinea]] in its natural [[habitat]] of subtropical or tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s. |
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==Taxonomy and systematics== |
==Taxonomy and systematics== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Maluridae |
| Genus: | Malurus |
| Species: | M. cyanocephalus
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The emperor fairywren (Malurus cyanocephalus) is a species of bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is found in New Guinea in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Taxonomy and systematics
The emperor fairywren was originally described in the genus Todus and later classified in the genus Todopsis. Alternate names include the blue fairywren, blue wren-warbler, emperor wren, imperial fairywren, imperial wren, and New Guinea blue-wren.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized:[2]
- M. c. cyanocephalus - (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830): Found in north-western and northern New Guinea
- M. c. mysorensis - (Meyer, AB, 1874): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Todopsis. Found on Biak (off north-western New Guinea)
- M. c. bonapartii - (Gray, GR, 1859): Originally described as a separate species in the genus Todopsis. Found in southern New Guinea and Aru Islands
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Malurus cyanocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22703765A118652948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22703765A118652948.en.
- ^ "Lyrebirds, scrubbirds, bowerbirds & Australasian wrens« IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-11-15.