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Malurus  Vieillot, 1816
Taxonomic Serial No.: 557860

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyMaluridae  – fairywrens, grasswrens, emu-wrens  
                               GenusMalurus Vieillot, 1816  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Malurus alboscapulatus A. B. Meyer, 1874 – White-shouldered Fairywren, Mérion à épaulettes, fadinha-de-ombros-brancos, fadinha-d'ombros-brancos, Maluro hombroblanco 
                                  Species Malurus amabilis Gould, 1852 – Lovely Fairywren, Mérion ravissant, fadinha-maravilhosa, fadinha-amável, Maluro amable 
                                  Species Malurus assimilis North, 1901 – Purple-backed Fairywren, Mérion violacé, fadinha-violácea, fadinha-de-dorso-púrpura, Maluro dorsimorado 
                                  Species Malurus coronatus Gould, 1858 – Purple-crowned Fairywren, Mérion couronné, fadinha-de-coroa-violeta, fadinha-de-coroa-lilás, Maluro coronado 
                                  Species Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) – Superb Fairywren, Mérion superbe, fadinha-soberba, Maluro soberbio 
                                  Species Malurus cyanocephalus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) – Emperor Fairywren, Mérion empereur, fadinha-imperadora, fadinha-imperatriz, Maluro emperador 
                                  Species Malurus elegans Gould, 1837 – Red-winged Fairywren, Mérion élégant, fadinha-elegante, fadinha-d'asa-ruiva, Maluro elegante 
                                  Species Malurus lamberti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 – Variegated Fairywren, Mérion de Lambert, fadinha-variegada, Maluro variegado 
                                  Species Malurus leucopterus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 – White-winged Fairywren, Mérion leucoptère, fadinha-de-asa-branca, fadinha-d'asa-branca, Maluro aliblanco 
                                  Species Malurus melanocephalus (Latham, 1801) – Red-backed Fairywren, Mérion à dos rouge, fadinha-de-xaile, fadinha-de-dorso-vermelho, Maluro dorsirrojo 
                                  Species Malurus pulcherrimus Gould, 1844 – Blue-breasted Fairywren, Mérion à gorge bleue, fadinha-de-peito-azul, Maluro pechiazul 
                                  Species Malurus splendens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) – Splendid Fairywren, Mérion splendide, fadinha-esplêndida, Maluro espléndido 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Malurus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
  Reference for: Malurus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.05.28, website (version 28-May-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Malurus   
       
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