Red-backed Fairywren
Malurus melanocephalus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Maluridae
- Genus
- Malurus
- eBird Code
- rebfai1
Vocalizations
Martin Rady · CC_BY_4_0
James H · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (2)
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Malurus melanocephalus cruentatus
northern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, eastward to Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland)
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Malurus melanocephalus melanocephalus
eastern Australia (Wet Tropics region, northern Queensland, southward to Hunter River, New South Wales)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.