Fairy-wrens (Maluridae)
White-shouldered Fairy-wren (Malurus alboscapulatus) - HBW 12, p. 525
French: Mérion à épaulettes
German: Weißschulter-Staffelschwanz
Spanish: Maluro Hombroblanco
Other common names: Black-and-white Fairy-wren/Wren-warbler
Taxonomy: Malurus alboscapulatus A. B. Meyer, 1874, Arfak Mountains, c. 3500 feet [c. 1070 m], Vogelkop, New Guinea.
Protein evidence indicates that closest allies are M. melanocephalus and M. leucopterus; the three constitute the “bicoloured group”. Other proposed races are randi (Wissel Lakes region), regarded as better merged with aida; balim (upper R Balim and upper R Bele areas) and dogwa (Merauke E to R Fly), both synonymized with lorentzi; and tappenbecki (R Sepik E to Astrolabe Bay) and mafulu (mountain grasslands in SE New Guinea), both considered better included within naimii. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- alboscapulatus A. B. Meyer, 1874 - Vogelkop (Arfak and Tamrau Mts and intervening valley), in NW New Guinea.
- aida E. J. O. Hartert, 1930 - NW New Guinea (Weyland Mts and Wissel Lakes E to Humboldt Bay).
- lorentzi van Oort, 1909 - W & S New Guinea (Snow Mts to Trans-Fly and Utaka-Mimika R).
- alboscapulatus A. B. Meyer, 1874 - Vogelkop (Arfak and Tamrau Mts and intervening valley), in NW New Guinea.
- aida E. J. O. Hartert, 1930 - NW New Guinea (Weyland Mts and Wissel Lakes E to Humboldt Bay).
- lorentzi van Oort, 1909 - W & S New Guinea (Snow Mts to Trans-Fly and Utaka-Mimika R).
- naimii Salvadori & D’Albertis, 1875 - N & S lowlands and C highlands of E New Guinea (C Sepik E to Astrolabe Bay; river systems of C highlands; Kerema E to Vanapa R and Wharton Range).
- kutubu Schodde & Hitchcock, 1968 - S highlands of C New Guinea (Olsobip E to Mt Giluwe and L Kitubu).
- moretoni De Vis, 1892 - N & S coasts of SE New Guinea and intervening mountain valleys (NW to Huon Peninsula, and SW to Brown R and Vanapa R).
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A bird moving around in low foliage near Kumul Lodge. Locality Kumul Lodge, Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 20 August 2008 3 years ago 23 sec 3.3 -
A male on a fallen log. Locality Siyoubrig, Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp alboscapulatus)
Josep del Hoyo 31 July 2008 3 years ago 21 sec 3 -
Bird moving in the grass. Locality Alotau, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 10 July 2008 3 years ago 32 sec 2.7 -
A female on a pole, preening and flying away. Locality Ibele Valley, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp lorentzi)
Josep del Hoyo 16 July 2008 3 years ago 29 sec 1.7
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A perched male bird.
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp aida)
mehdhalaouate 8 September 2007 2 years ago 3.3
- No sound recordings available yet
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