Emperor Fairywren
Malurus cyanocephalus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Maluridae
- Genus
- Malurus
- eBird Code
- empfai1
Subspecies (3)
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Malurus cyanocephalus bonapartii
southern New Guinea, including Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)
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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)
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Malurus cyanocephalus mysorensis
lowlands of Biak (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.