Gould · 1851-1869
Lovely Fairywren
Fawn-breasted Superb Warbler, Malurus hypoleucus, Gould.
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01Lovely Fairywren
Historical colour form
The source treated a colour form as taxonomically meaningful. Current classification places that form within a more broadly defined accepted taxon.
Name recorded with the plateMalurus hypoleucusFawn-breasted Superb Warbler
Name used todayMalurus amabilisLovely Fairywren
What connects the names
The source treated this colour form as taxonomically distinct; current classification includes it within a broader accepted taxon.
Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- The Birds of Australia - Supplement, Supplement
- Plate
- 22
- Creator
- John Gould project; H. C. Richter among principal plate artists/lithographers
- Holding institution
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain (BHL source record)