Malurus
Sign in to saveMalurus is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMaluridae
Observations recorded2,293,360
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 431
- With media
- 24
- Family
- Maluridae
- Collections
- ROM, ANWC, SDNHM, USNM, FMNH, UMZC
- Recorded in
- Australia, Papua, New Guinea, Mexico, Indonesia, Indonesia; Papua, New Guinea, New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
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Malurus is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae.
==Taxonomy== The genus Malurus was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot to accommodate a single species, Motacilla cyanea Latham, the superb fairywren. This is the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek μαλος/malos meaning "soft" or "delicate" with ουρα/oura meaning "tail".
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