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title: "Roodrugelfje"
description: "Malurus melanocephalus — Vogels. The red-backed fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus) is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/red-backed-fairywren
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Roodrugelfje

> Malurus melanocephalus — Vogels. The red-backed fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus) is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae.

- Scientific name: *Malurus melanocephalus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 6243
- Wikidata: [Q420379](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420379)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12104](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12104)

## Names

- en: Red-backed Fairywren
- de: Rotrückenstaffelschwanz
- es: Maluro dorsirrojo
- fr: Mérion à dos rouge
- nl: Roodrugelfje
- pl: Chwostka czerwonogrzbieta

## Countries with the most observations

AU (6080)

## Summary

The red-backed fairywren (Malurus melanocephalus) is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia and can be found near rivers and coastal areas along the northern and eastern coastlines from the Kimberley in the northwest to the Hunter Region in New South Wales. The male adopts a striking breeding plumage, with a black head, upperparts and tail, and a brightly coloured red back and brown wings. The female has brownish upperparts and paler underparts. The male in eclipse plumage and the juvenile resemble the female. Some males remain in non-breeding plumage while…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-backed_fairywren

## Photo

![Roodrugelfje](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-backed-fairywren/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262772542

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-backed-fairywren?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).