Superb fairywren: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the superb fairywren lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Malurus cyaneus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Maluridae

Where does the superb fairywren live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the superb fairywren in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the superb fairywren endangered?

The superb fairywren’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the superb fairywren?

The superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Maluridae, genus Malurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the superb fairywren

The superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae, and is common and familiar across south-eastern Australia. It is a sedentary and territorial species, also exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism; the male in breeding plumage has a striking bright blue forehead, ear coverts, mantle, and tail, with a black mask and black or dark blue throat. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles are predominantly grey-brown in colour; this gave the early impression that males were polygamous, as all dull-coloured birds were taken for females. Six subspecies groups are recognized: three larger and darker forms from Tasmania, Flinders and King Island respectively, and three smaller and paler forms from mainland Australia and Kangaroo Island.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Superb fairywren (revision 1357926752), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q420813 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).