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Passeriformes / Maluridae / Malurus

Emperor Fairywren

Malurus cyanocephalus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (empfai1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Maluridae
Genus: Malurus

Subspecies (3)

Malurus cyanocephalus bonapartii

southern New Guinea, including Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)
Malurus cyanocephalus cyanocephalus

lowlands of western New Guinea, including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea) and Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
Malurus cyanocephalus mysorensis

lowlands of Biak (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (empfai1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.