Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Subspecies (2)
Ian Rowley and Eleanor Russell
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 29, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 29, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Roodrugelfje |
| English | Red-backed Fairywren |
| English (United States) | Red-backed Fairywren |
| French | Mérion à dos rouge |
| French (French Guiana) | Mérion à dos rouge |
| German | Rotrücken-Staffelschwanz |
| Icelandic | Smárindill |
| Japanese | セアカオーストラリアムシクイ |
| Norwegian | rødryggalvesmett |
| Polish | chwostka czerwonogrzbieta |
| Russian | Чёрно-красный малюр |
| Serbian | Crvenoleđi vilinski carić |
| Slovak | zamatovec červenochrbtý |
| Spanish | Maluro Dorsirrojo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Maluro dorsirrojo |
| Swedish | rödryggig blåsmyg |
| Turkish | Kırmızı Sırtlı Peribülbülü |
| Ukrainian | Малюр червоноспинний |
Malurus melanocephalus (Latham, 1802)
PROTONYM:
Muscicapa melanocephala
Latham, 1802. Suppl.ind.orn., p.lii.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sydney, New South Wales.
Definitions
- MALURUS
- melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Red-backed Fairywren