Species profile
Emperor Fairywren
Malurus cyanocephalus
Quick answer
Local name Man Fréfré (Sansundi). Range M. c. mysorensis Biak, Supiori; M. c. cyanocephalus Yapen. Status Biak endemic subspecies. Obtained by most collectors and seen by most visitors. Common and widespread; usually encountered in pairs in dense understorey of primary, selectively logged and secondary forest; sea level to c. 300 m (KDB; Supiori).
- Scientific name
- Malurus cyanocephalus
- Family
- Maluridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Malurus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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Related species in Maluridae
- Amytornis amytornis (Amytornis amytornis)
- Amytornis amytornis aenigma (Amytornis amytornis aenigma)
- Amytornis amytornis parvus (Amytornis amytornis parvus)
- Black Grasswren (Amytornis housei)
- Blue-breasted Fairywren (Malurus pulcherrimus)
- Broad-billed Fairywren (Malurus grayi)
- Campbell's Fairywren (Malurus campbelli)
- Carpentarian Grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae)