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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Maluridae .
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Notes on the status and behaviour of the purple-crowned fairy-wren Malurus coronatus in the Victoria River Downs area, Northern Territory.
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Status of the purple-crowned wren (Malurus coronatus) and buff-sided robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa) in Western Australia.
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The threatened purple-crowned fairy-wren (Malurus coronatus) has a major stronghold in riparian vegetation in this ecoregion, particularly along the Victoria River.
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The threatened purple-crowned fairy-wren (Malurus coronatus) has been lost from much of the Ord and Fitzroy River systems, mostly because of trampling and overgrazing of riparian vegetation, but persists in the ecoregion in less disturbed areas.
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Status of the purple-crowned wren (Malurus coronatus) and buff-sided robin (Poecilodryas superciliosa) in Western Australia.
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This beautiful description of Malurus, common in the brushes of South
Expedition into Central Australia Charles Sturt 1832
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Malurus splendens tend to sing a particular melody called a "Type II song" just after gray butcherbirds
Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011
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Malurus splendens tend to sing a particular melody called a "Type II song" just after gray butcherbirds
Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011
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Malurus splendens tend to sing a particular melody called a "Type II song" just after gray butcherbirds
Ars Technica Kate Shaw 2011
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We also observed the superb warbler, Malurus cyaneus of Sydney; and the shepherd's companion, or fan-tailed fly-catcher (Rhipidura); both were frequent.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Ludwig Leichhardt 1830
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