Splendid Fairywren
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 3.0

Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens

Splendid Fairywren

Malurus splendens

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Australia
Family
Grasswrens, Fairywrens, and Emu-wrens (Maluridae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The splendid fairywren (Malurus splendens) is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is also known simply as the splendid wren or more colloquially in Western Australia as the blue wren. The splendid fairywren is found across much of the Australian continent from central-western New South Wales and southwestern Queensland over to coastal Western Australia. It inhabits predominantly arid and semiarid regions.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.