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Malurus cyanocephalus
Emperor Fairywren
As recorded: Malurus cyanocephalus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Maluridae
- Collected by
- ?
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 14
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Malurus cyanocephalus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
28QW+58, Malawili, Kec. Aimas, Kabupaten Sorong, Papua Bar. 98414, Indonesia
(c) Hammam As, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-06
Kobroor, Kabupaten Kepulauan Aru, Moluccas, ID
(c) noah_saleme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia
(c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2025-12-01
Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-08-15
Соронг, Southwest Papua, Индонезия
(c) Кирилл, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-08-02
Kaureh, Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia
(c) Rasyid Affandi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Malurus cyanocephalus. BPBM 2048. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39253134. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/2048.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39253134 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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