Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Maluridae
- Genus
- Malurus
- eBird Code
- supfai1
Vocalizations
graeme lunt · CC_BY_4_0
A Emmerson · CC_BY_4_0
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Jono · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (6)
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Malurus cyaneus ashbyi
south-central Australia (Kangaroo Island, off South Australia)
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Malurus cyaneus cyaneus
Tasmania (southeastern Australia)
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Malurus cyaneus cyanochlamys
southeastern Australia (central eastern Queensland to southern and central Victoria)
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Malurus cyaneus elizabethae
southeastern Australia (King Island, northwest of Tasmania)
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Malurus cyaneus leggei
south-central Australia (southern Eyre Peninsula to southwestern Victoria)
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Malurus cyaneus samueli
southeastern Australia (Flinders Island, northeast of Tasmania)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.