SPECIES

Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus Scientific name definitions

Daniel T. Baldassarre, Emma I. Greig, and Michael S. Webster
Version: 2.0 — Published January 12, 2024

Revision History

Birds of the World

  • Version  2.0

  • Full Revision
  • January 12, 2024
  • Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus

Authors

Daniel T. Baldassarre, Emma I. Greig, and Michael S. Webster

Revisors

Daniel T. Baldassarre, Emma I. Greig, Michael S. Webster, and Peter Pyle

Recommended Citation

Baldassarre, D. T., E. I. Greig, and M. S. Webster (2024). Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rebfai1.02

Revision Notes

Daniel T. Baldassarre, Emma I. Greig, and Michael S. Webster revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copy edited the account. Leo Gilman and Nicholas D. Sly generated the tables. Brooke K. Keeney, Peter Pyle, Andrew J. Spencer, and Nicholas D. Sly curated the media.

  • Version  1.0

  • March 4, 2020
  • Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus

Authors

Ian Rowley and Eleanor Russell

Recommended Citation

Rowley, I. and E. Russell (2020). Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rebfai1.01


Handbook of the Birds of the World

Authors

Ian Rowley and Eleanor Russell

Recommended Citation

Rowley, I. and E. Russell (2013). Red-backed Fairy-wren (Malurus melanocephalus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Recommended Citation

Baldassarre, D. T., E. I. Greig, and M. S. Webster (2024). Red-backed Fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (G. M. Kirwan and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.rebfai1.02