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Purple-crowned Fairywren
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Purple-crowned Fairywren
Malurus coronatus
The purple-crowned fairy-wren (Malurus coronatus) is a species of bird in the family Maluridae. The purple-crowned fairy-wren is endemic to northern Australia. It is the largest of 13 species in the genus Malurus; the genus is confined to Australia and Papua New Guinea. The species name is derived from the Latin word cǒrōna meaning "crown", owing to the distinctive purple circle of crown feathers sported by breeding males. Genetic evidence shows the purple-crowned fairy-wren is most...
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 12073.