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Species profile—Malurus coronatus (purple-crowned fairy-wren)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Maluridae (fairy-wrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens) → Malurus coronatus (purple-crowned fairy-wren)

Photo of Malurus coronatus (purple-crowned fairy-wren) - Queensland Government,1987
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Maluridae (fairy-wrens, emu-wrens and grasswrens)
Scientific name
Malurus coronatus Gould, 1858
Common name
purple-crowned fairy-wren
WildNet taxon ID
1569
Alternate name(s)
lilac-crowned wren
purple-crowned fairywren
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1569.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022