Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891
Five birds identified on this plate
Blue-breasted Fairywren · Red-backed Fairywren · Splendid Fairywren · Variegated Fairywren · White-winged Fairywren
Plate XXI, Malurus: Leucopterus Fitzinger & Malurus Vieillot & Malurus cruentatus & Malurus lamberti & Malurus leucopterus & Malurus splendens & Splendens group
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01Blue-breasted FairywrenMalurus pulcherrimus→Malurus pulcherrimusShow this identification
This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.
What connects the names
The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.
High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.
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02Red-backed FairywrenMalurus cruentatus→Malurus melanocephalusShow this identification
This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.
What connects the names
The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.
Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.
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03Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens→Malurus splendensShow this identification
This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.
What connects the names
The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.
High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.
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04Variegated FairywrenMalurus lamberti→Malurus lambertiShow this identification
This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.
What connects the names
The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.
High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.
The bird today
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05White-winged FairywrenMalurus leucopterus→Malurus leucopterusShow this identification
This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.
What connects the names
The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.
High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- The Birds of Australia, Volume 5
- Plate
- 21
- Creator
- Gracius J. Broinowski
- Holding institution
- Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.