ADW: Malurus cyaneus: CLASSIFICATION

Malurus cyaneussuperb fairy-wren(Also: superb fairywren)

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        Euteleostomibony vertebrates
        ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
        Tetrapodatetrapods
        Amniotaamniotes
        ClassReptiliaturtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
        ClassAvesbirds
        SubclassNeognathaeneognath birds
        InfraclassNeoavesmodern birds
        OrderPasseriformesperching birds
        Meliphagoidea
        FamilyMaluridaeAustralian fairy wrens
        GenusMalurus
        SpeciesMalurus cyaneussuperb fairy-wren
        SubspeciesMalurus cyaneus ashbyi
        SubspeciesMalurus cyaneus cyaneus
        SubspeciesMalurus cyaneus cyanochlamys
        SubspeciesMalurus cyaneus elizabethae
        SubspeciesMalurus cyaneus leggei
        SubspeciesMalurus cyaneus samueli

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KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassAvesbirds
OrderPasseriformesperching birds
FamilyMaluridaeAustralian fairy wrens
GenusMalurus
SpeciesMalurus cyaneussuperb fairy-wren

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Malurus cyaneussuperb fairy-wren(Also: superb fairywren)

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