Purple-backed Fairywren bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsVariegated Fairywren, Purple-backed Fairy-wren
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyAustralasian Wrens / Maluridae
GenusMalurus
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionAustralia (except sw, ne, se and Tasmania)

Purple-backed Fairywren bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 3.
    Alarm call, © Nigel Jackett
    Australia
  • 4.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 6.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Purple-backed Fairywren

Purple-backed Fairywren subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Malurus assimilis assimilisAustralia (except n, sw, se, Tasmania)-No
Malurus assimilis bernieriBernier I. (off w WA, w Australia)-No
Malurus assimilis dulcisnc Top End, n NT (nc Australia)-No
Malurus assimilis rogersine WA (nw Australia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Chinese紫背细尾鹩莺
DanishPurpurrygget Alfesmutte
DutchRoestschouderelfje
FrenchMérion violacé, Mérion de Lambert (violacé)
GermanPurpurrücken-Staffelschwanz
Japaneseムナグロオーストラリアムシクイ
Norwegianpurpurhodealvesmett, Purpurhodealvesmett
Norwegian NynorskSvartbrystalvesmett
Polishchwostka pyszna
Portuguesefadinha-de-dorso-púrpura, fadinha-violácea
RussianКрасноспинный малюр
SerbianVilinski carić ljubičastih leđa
Slovakzamatovec fialový
SpanishMaluro dorsimorado, Maluro Variegado
Swedishbrokblåsmyg, purpurryggig blåsmyg
TurkishMavi Sırtlı Peribülbülü
Ukrainianмалюр австралійський