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Purple-backed Fairywren
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Purple-backed Fairywren

Malurus assimilis
BirdNET IDBN07078
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations1,804
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

The purple-backed fairywren (Malurus assimilis) is a fairywren that is native to Australia. Described by Alfred John North in 1901, it has four recognised subspecies. In a species that exhibits sexual dimorphism, the brightly coloured breeding male has chestnut shoulders and azure crown and ear coverts, while non-breeding males, females and juveniles have predominantly grey-brown plumage, although females of two subspecies have mainly blue-grey plumage. Distributed over much of the Australian continent, the purple-backed fairywren is found in scrubland with plenty of vegetation providing dense cover.

Translated Descriptions (4)

es wikipedia
El maluro de espalda morada, Malurus assimilis, es un malúrido nativo de Australia. Descrito por Alfred John North en 1901, tiene cuatro subespecies reconocidas. Es una especie que muestra dimorfismo sexual, el colorido y brillante macho en plumaje nupcial tiene los hombros de color castaño, el píleo y las cobertoras auriculares azules, mientras que los machos en plumaje no nupcial, las hembras y los juveniles tienen un plumaje predominantemente gris-marrón, aunque las hembras de dos subespecies tienen principalmente plumajes azules-gris. Distribuido por gran parte del continente australiano, el maluro de espalda morada habita zonas de matorral con abundancia de la vegetación que proporciona densa cobertura.
nl wikipedia
Het roestschouderelfje (Malurus assimilis) is een zangvogel uit de familie Maluridae (elfjes).
sv wikipedia
Purpurryggig blåsmyg (Malurus assimilis) är en fågel i familjen blåsmygar inom ordningen tättingar.
tr wikipedia
Malurus assimilis, Maluridae familyasına ait bir kuş türüdür. Avustralya'ya endemik olup 1901'de Alfred John North tarafından tanımlanmıştır. Daha önceleri Malurus lamberti'nin alt türü olarak kabul edilen Malurus assimilis, 2018'de Uluslararası Ornitologlar Birliği tarafından ayrı bir tür olarak sınıflandırılmıştır.

Common Names (29 locales)

bg Лилавогърбо райско орехче
ca malur de dors porpra
cs modropláštník fialovohřbetý
da Purpurrygget Alfesmutte
de Purpurrücken-Staffelschwanz
en Purple-backed Fairywren
es Maluro Dorsimorado
es_EC Maluro Dorsimorado
es_ES Maluro dorsimorado
es_MX Maluro Dorsimorado
fr Mérion violacé
ja ムナグロオーストラリアムシクイ
lt Raudonugaris maluras
nl Roestschouderelfje
no purpurhodealvesmett
nv Nahatʼeʼiitsoh Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ ayáásh binághah tsédídéhígíí
pl chwostka pyszna
pt purple-backed fairywren
pt_PT Purple-backed fairywren
ru Красноспинный малюр
sk zamatovec fialový
sr Višebojni vilinski carić
sv purpurryggig blåsmyg
tr Mavi Sırtlı Peribülbülü
uk Малюр австралійський
zh 紫背细尾鹩莺
zh-CN 紫背细尾鹩莺
zh-cn 紫背细尾鹩莺
zh-tw 紫背細尾鷯鶯

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#827392
eBirdvarfai1
Macaulay Libraryvarfai1
Xeno-CantoMalurus assimilis
observation.org#905354
GBIF9674010
AvibaseMalurus-assimilis
BirdLife22703744