Passeriformes / Maluridae / Malurus

Superb Fairywren

Malurus cyaneus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Malurus cyaneus ashbyi

south-central Australia (Kangaroo Island, off South Australia)
Malurus cyaneus cyaneus

Tasmania (southeastern Australia)
Malurus cyaneus cyanochlamys

southeastern Australia (central eastern Queensland to southern and central Victoria)
Malurus cyaneus elizabethae

southeastern Australia (King Island, northwest of Tasmania)
Malurus cyaneus leggei

south-central Australia (southern Eyre Peninsula to southwestern Victoria)
Malurus cyaneus samueli

southeastern Australia (Flinders Island, northeast of Tasmania)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.