Wallace's Fairy-wren (Sipodotus wallacii)

Other Names (World)
Wallace's Fairy-wren, Wallace's Fairywren, Wallace's Tree-wren, Wallace's Wren-warbler, Wallace's Wren, Blue-capped Wren

Family
Maluridae (Fairy-wrens)

Size
11 - 12.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1862

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Wallace's Fairywren (Sipodotus wallacii) [XC26489]
by Ross Gallardy from Kiunga-Tabubil road, km 17, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Wallace's Fairywren (Sipodotus wallacii) [XC268435]
by Frank Lambert from Kwatu Lodge (clearing location), Ketu River (Elevala River tributary), Western Province, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
Originally included with Broad-billed Fairy-wren (Chenorhamphus grayi) and Emperor Fairy-wren (Malurus cyanocephalus) in a separate genus, Todopsis.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

wallacii Gray, 1862 - Misool, Yapen, Vogelkop and northern coast of New Guinea.
coronatus (Gould, 1878) - Aru Is and southern New Guinea.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Wallaces Fairy-wren (Sipodotus wallacii) - 8 files

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