• Synonyms Turquoise or Black-backed Fairywren, Black-backed Wren, Splendid Wren, Splendid, Turquoise Wren, Banded Fairywren, Splendid Fairy-wren, Splendid Blue Wren, Banded Wren
  • Old latin name for bird Saxicola splendens

Splendid Fairywrenbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Female, song, © Martin Cake
    Australia
  • 3.
    Call, song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, © Toby Esplin
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Australia
  • 7.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 8.
    Call, © Matthias Feuersenger
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Splendid Fairywren

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion w, c Australia

Splendid Fairywren subspecies (4)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Malurus splendens callainusec WA to c NT and sc SA (c, sc Australia)-No
Malurus splendens emmottorumc QLD (ne Australia)-No
Malurus splendens melanotusec SA to sc QLD (ec Australia)-No
Malurus splendens splendensw, s, c WA (sw, wc Australia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanmalur esplèndid
Chinese辉蓝细尾鹩莺
Chinese (Traditional)輝藍細尾鷯鶯
Croatianmodri vilinski palčić
Czechmodropláštník modrofialový
DanishPragtalfesmutte
DutchPrachtelfje
EsperantoSplenda maluro
Estoniantürkiis-tikksaba
Finnishaustraliansinimaluri
FrenchMérion splendide, M. turquoise ou M. à croupion noir, Malure splendide
GermanTürkisstaffelschwanz
Hungariantengerkék tündérmadár
ItalianScricciolo fatato splendido, Scricciolo azzuro splendente
Japaneseムラサキオーストラリアムシクイ, ムラサキオアストラリアムシクイ
Lithuanianblizgusis maluras
Norwegianindigoalvesmett
Norwegian NynorskIndigoalvesmett
Polishchwostka wspaniala, chwostka wspaniała
PortugueseCarriça-australiana-azul, fadinha-esplêndida
RussianРоскошный малюр, Блестящий расписной малюр
SerbianSjajni vilinski carić
Slovakoriešok pruhoboký, zamatovec tyrkysový
SpanishRatona Australiana Franjeada, Maluro espléndido
Swedishpraktblåsmyg
TurkishGökçe Peribülbülü
Ukrainianмалюр лазуровий