Malurus melanocephalus (Red-backed Fairywren)

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Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus (Latham, 1801)
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Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Maluridae
Genus:
  Malurus

Scientific:
Malurus melanocephalus

Citation:
(Latham, 1801)

Reference:
Suppl.ind.orn. p.lii

Protonym:
Muscicapa melanocephala

Avibase ID:
0E9290F832ABE7A1

Taxomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560978

Geographic range:

Malurus melanocephalus melanocephalus: E Australia (Burdekin R., Queensland to Hunter R., NSW)
Malurus melanocephalus cruentatus: N Australia (n Western Australia to Cape York Peninsula)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
  Red-backed Fairywren
Czech:
  černáček rudohřbetý
German:
  Rotrücken-Staffelschwanz
Danish:
  Rødrygget Alfesmutte
Spanish:
  Maluro Dorsirrojo
Finnish:
  punaselkämaluri
French:
  Mérion à dos rouge
Icelandic:
  Red-backed Fairywren
Italian:
  Scricciolo fatato dorsorosso
Japanese:
  seakao-sutorariamushikui
Japanese:
  セアカオーストラリアムシクイ
Dutch:
  Roodrugelfje
Norwegian:
  Rødryggalvesmett
Polish:
  chwostka czerwonogrzbieta
Portuguese:
  Red-backed Fairywren
Portuguese (Brazil):
  Red-backed Fairywren
Russian:
  Красноспинный расписной малюр
Slovak:
  zamatovec červenochrbtý
Swedish:
  rödryggig blåsmyg
Chinese:
  红背细尾鹩莺

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
   Mérion à dos rouge ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
   Mérion à dos rouge ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
   Red-backed Wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
   Red-backed Wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
   Red-backed Wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
   Red-backed Wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (3/07/2017):
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
   Red-backed Fairy-wren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
James Lee Peters:
    Malurus melanocephalus [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original):
    Malurus melanocephalus [version 1]
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
    Malurus melanocephalus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
   Red-backed Fairywren ( Malurus melanocephalus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Malurus melanocephalus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Malurus melanocephalus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Related taxa

Other related concepts

Malurus [cruentatus x melanocephalus] (hybrid)
Malurus [cyaneus x melanocephalus] (hybrid)

Other synonyms
Catalan: malur de dors rogenc
Czech: černáček rudohřbetý, hnědáček rudohřbetý, Modropláštník cervenohrbetý
Danish: Rødrygget Alfesmutte
German: Rotrücken-Staffelschwanz
English: Red backed Fairywren, Red-backed Fairywren, Red-backed Fairy-wren, Red-backed Wren, Wren-warbler
Spanish: Maluro Dorsirrojo, Ratona Australiana de Lomo Rojo
Estonian: punaselg-tikksaba
Finnish: Punaselkämaluri
French: Malure à dos rouge, Mérion à dos rouge
Hungarian: piroshátú tündérmadár
Italian: Scricciolo fatato dorsorosso, Scricciolo splendente dorsorosso
Japanese: seakaoasutorariamushikui, seakao-sutorariamushikui
Japanese: セアカオアストラリアムシクイ, セアカオーストラリアムシクイ
Latin: Malurus melanocephalus
Lithuanian: Rusvanugaris maluras
Dutch: Roodrugelfje
Norwegian: Rødryggalvesmett
Polish: chwostka czerwonogrzbieta
Russian: Красноспинный расписной малюр
Slovak: zamatovec červenochrbtý
Swedish: Rödryggad blåsmyg, rödryggig blåsmyg
Chinese: 红背细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional): 紅背細尾鷯鶯