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Maluridae

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Variegated Fairy-wren Malurus lamberti � Ian Montgomery http://birdway.com.au

There are just 28 species in this family; they are:

Wallace's Fairywren Sipodotus wallacii

Broad-billed Fairywren Malurus grayi
Campbell's Fairywren Malurus campbelli
Emperor Fairywren Malurus cyanocephalus
Lovely Fairywren Malurus amabilis
Variegated Fairywren Malurus lamberti
Blue-breasted Fairywren Malurus pulcherrimus
Red-winged Fairywren Malurus elegans
Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus
Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens
Purple-crowned Fairywren Malurus coronatus
White-shouldered Fairywren Malurus alboscapulatus
Red-backed Fairywren Malurus melanocephalus
White-winged Fairywren Malurus leucopterus

Orange-crowned Fairywren Clytomyias insignis

Southern Emu-wren Stipiturus malachurus
Mallee Emu-wren Stipiturus mallee
Rufous-crowned Emu-wren Stipiturus ruficeps

Grey Grasswren Amytornis barbatus
Black Grasswren Amytornis housei
White-throated Grasswren Amytornis woodwardi
Carpentarian Grasswren Amytornis dorotheae
Short-tailed Grasswren Amytornis merrotsyi
Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus
Eyrean Grasswren Amytornis goyderi
Thick-billed Grasswren Amytornis textilis
Dusky Grasswren Amytornis purnelli
Kalkadoon Grasswren Amytornis ballarae

Family Links

Fairywrens & Allies Maluridae

http://listoiseauxmonde.multimania.com/Malurid.html

List of 30 taxa (in French)

Fairywrens & Allies Maluridae

http://www.montereybay.com/creagrus/fairywrens.html

The Fairywrens & Grasswrens are an Australasian family comprised of 14 fairywrens (three genera but 12 are in Malurus); three emu-wrens (Stipiturus); and 8 grasswrens (Amytornis). Each of of them is an absolutely great little bird. Most are active, cock-tailed, territorial, non-migratory foliage-gleaning wrens; many have brilliant plumage patterns (they are not closely related to Holarctic wrens at all). Five species are malurids are found only in New Guinea and adjacent islands, but twenty are restricted to Australia...

Species Links

Lovely Fairy-wren Malurus amabilis

http://www.birdwatching-australia.com/lovely_fairy.htm

Image + Lovely Fairy-wrens are co-operative breeders. Genetic studies of superb and splendid fairy-wrens have revealed the shocking fact that a high proportion of the young are not dad`s. It appears that, from time to time, mum entertains the neighbouring males, mating with up to six different ones in addition to her regular partner...

Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus

http://www.ozanimals.com/Bird/Red-backed-Fairy-wren/Malurus/melanocephalus.html

Image + Brief Account...

Number of Species

Number of bird species: 28

Useful Reading

Fairy-Wrens and Grasswrens

by Ian Rowley & Eleanor Russell [Illustrated by Peter Marsack] OUP 1997
ISBN: 0198546904
Buy this book from NHBS.com

Endangered Emu-wren

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Hopefully many people will have already heard of the Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren. Some of the more dedicated or lucky observers will have seen this shy little bird in the swamp down the back or perhaps from the dry vantage of the boardwalk at the Mount Compass School swamp. But some will be wondering just is the Mount Lofty Ranges Southern Emu-wren, why is it endangered and what is being done to help?

Red-backed Fairy-wren Research in Australia

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Over a century ago, Charles Darwin provided a robust explanation for behavioral and morphological differences between the sexes, the theory of sexual selection...

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