Splendid Fairywren

Malurus splendens

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Maluridae
Genus
Malurus
eBird Code
splfai1

Subspecies (4)

  • Malurus splendens callainus

    central Australia (central Western Australia, southern Northern Territory, and northwestern Northern Territory)

  • Malurus splendens emmottorum

    east-central Australia (central Queensland)

  • Malurus splendens melanotus

    semiarid southeastern Australia (Flinders Ranges to central New South Wales and northwestern Victoria)

  • Malurus splendens splendens

    southwestern Australia (Shark Bay to Esperance and Laverton)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.