''Malurus'' is a genus of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
in the
Australasian wren family, Maluridae.
Taxonomy and systematics
Extant species
The following table reports the English names proposed for the twelve species recognised by the listing of the International Ornithologist Committee
Former species
Some authorities, either presently or formerly, recognize several additional species as belonging to the genus ''Malurus'' including:
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Wallace's fairywren (as ''Malurus wallacei'' and ''Malurus wallacii'')
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Broad-billed fairywren (as ''Malurus grayi'')
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Campbell's fairywren (as ''Malurus campbelli'')
References
* Del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. & Christie D. (editors). (2007). ''
Handbook of the Birds of the World
The ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' (HBW) is a multi-volume series produced by the Spanish publishing house Lynx Edicions in partnership with BirdLife International. It is the first handbook to cover every known living species of bird. ...
''. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Lynx Edicions.
Maluridae
Bird genera
Taxa named by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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