Emperor Fairywren

分类位置

同属物种

Blue-breasted Fairywren

Blue-breasted Fairywren

娇美细尾鹩莺

Lovely Fairywren

紫背细尾鹩莺

Purple-backed Fairywren

紫冠细尾鹩莺

Purple-crowned Fairywren

红背细尾鹩莺

Red-backed Fairywren

红翅细尾鹩莺

Red-winged Fairywren

形态与习性

The emperor fairywren (Malurus cyanocephalus) is a species of bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is found in New Guinea in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is the largest species of fairywren. It is highly sexually dimorphic. Males have a blue and black plumage, with the females having blue and black plumage only on their heads, with the rest of the body being coloured a rusty brown and having a black tail tipped with white. There are 3 re