Passeriformes / Maluridae / Malurus

Red-backed Fairywren

Malurus melanocephalus

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 melanocephalus cruentatus

northern Australia (Kimberley region, northern Western Australia, eastward to Cape York Peninsula, northern Queensland)
Malurus melanocephalus melanocephalus

eastern Australia (Wet Tropics region, northern Queensland, southward to Hunter River, New South Wales)

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.