Fairy-wrens (Maluridae)
Red-winged Fairy-wren (Malurus elegans) - HBW 12, p. 520
French: Mérion élégant
German: Silberkopf-Staffelschwanz
Spanish: Maluro Elegante
Other common names: Red-winged Wren
Taxonomy: Malurus elegans Gould, 1837, Swan River, south-west Australia.
Part of the “chestnut-shouldered group”, which includes also M. amabilis, M. lamberti and M. pulcherrimus. Protein data indicate that present species is most closely allied to last of these. Monotypic.
Distribution: Forested SW corner of Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A breeding male raising its tail and turning around on a branch Locality Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Rigdon Currie 30 September 2002 3 years ago 20 sec 3.8 -
non-adult male foraging on the ground Locality Mount Manypeaks Nature Reserve, Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 4 February 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 3.6 -
A male in eclipse plumage, searching for food on the road side Locality Caves Road, Boranup Karri Forest, Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 11 June 2007 4 years ago 3 sec 3.4
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Female
Locality Armadale, Western Australia, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 24 September 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
Male
Locality Armadale, Western Australia, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 24 September 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
male bird in dense riverside vegetation
Locality Wungong Reservoir, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Mat Gilfedder 21 June 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
Male Red-winged Fairy-wren foraging
Locality Wungong Reservoir, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia
Rhonda Hansch 24 September 2010 21 weeks ago 3.3 -
Adult male.
Locality Busselton, Western Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Edward Smith 28 December 2010 1 year ago 2.6
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