The avifauna of Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia with comments on status, conservation, natural history and taxonomy
Author
Bishop, K. David
text
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club
2023
2023-03-06
143
1
3
62
journal article
298463
10.25226/bboc.v143i1.2023.a2
6028cf6b-e944-40d1-b774-7caa1c970409
2513-9894
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805136AB-F3FE-4C77-85AC-E37423156B6D
EMPEROR FAIRY WREN
Malurus cyanocephalus
#
Local name
Man Fréfré (Sansundi).
Range
M. c.
mysorensis
Biak, Supiori
;
M. c.
cyanocephalus
Yapen.
Status
Biak endemic subspecies. Obtained by most collectors and seen by most visitors. Common and widespread; usually encountered in pairs in dense understorey of primary, selectively logged and secondary forest; sea level to
c
.
300 m
(KDB; Supiori).