Multi-species plate · Diggles · 1877
Six birds identified on this plate
Red-backed Fairywren · Red-winged Fairywren · Splendid Fairywren · Superb Fairywren · Variegated Fairywren
Plate 27: Aera Asch & Elegans group & Malurus Vieillot & Malurus cyaneus
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01Red-backed FairywrenMalurus melanotus→Malurus melanocephalusShow this identification
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02Red-winged FairywrenMalurus elegans→Malurus elegansShow this identification
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03Red-winged FairywrenMalurus longicaudus→Malurus elegansShow this identification
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04Splendid FairywrenMalurus splendens→Malurus splendensShow this identification
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05Superb FairywrenMalurus cyaneus→Malurus cyaneusShow this identification
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06Variegated 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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- Publication
- Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia, Single volume
- Plate
- 41
- Creator
- Silvester Diggles; hand-colouring associated with Rowena Birkett; many subjects after Gould originals
- Holding institution
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain — source record reports no known copyright restrictions.