Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Sipodotus wallacii Higher classification Sipodotus Order Passerine | Family Maluridae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Genus Sipodotus
Mathews, 1928 Similar Broad‑billed fairywren, Orange‑crowned fairywren, Emperor fairywren, White‑shouldered fairywren, Dwarf longbill | ||
The Wallace's fairywren (Sipodotus wallacii) is a species of bird in the Maluridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Sipodotus. It is found in the Aru Islands and New Guinea, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
It is named after Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, and biologist.
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