Purple-backed Fairywren
Purple-backed Fairywren (<em>Malurus assimilis</em>) is a species of Australasian Wrens (<em>Maluridae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Purple-backed Fairywren (Malurus assimilis) is a species of Australasian Wrens (Maluridae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Malurus; binomial: Malurus assimilis; authority: North, 1901.
Distribution
Breeding range: Australasia.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Polytypic Purple-backed Fairywren is split from monotypic, nonsister Variegated Fairywren M. lamberti, based on studies of narrow hybrid zone with limited gene flow (McLean et al. 2012, 2017).
