Deep within the heart of the Kimberley, tucked safely away among the palms of the pandanus that line the banks of Annie Creek and the Adcock River, hides an unusual group of fairy-wrens decorated in ...

A study led by Monash scientists has found the iconic Purple-crowned fairy-wren may hold the key to better understanding immune function. The long-term study, which took place at Mornington ...

This fairy-wren has a striking purple crown, making it spectacularly different from every other fairy-wren. There are two subspecies of the purple-crowned fairy-wren, one that lives in the Kimberley ...

Researchers have been shocked but gladdened after seeing purple-crowned fairy wrens at the Australian Wildlife Conservancy's sanctuary in the Kimberley getting frisky for the second year in a row.

Researchers Niki Teunissen, Sjouke A. Kingma, and Anne Peters from Monash University published a study on the endangered purple-crowned fairy-wren's dispersal habits. They analyzed 17 years' worth ...

Cain and her co-authors produced 60 3D fairy wren models at the University of Melbourne School of Engineering. The models had three types: conspicuously-colored male purple-backed fairy wren ...

The study involved measuring the leg length (a good indicator of overall body size) of 45 adult male purple-crowned fairy-wrens. It found there was a correlation between the lowest song pitches ...

Fires in riparian zones within the tropical savannas of northern Australia affect the breeding success and survival of endangered, purple-crowned fairy-wrens. Wildfires are becoming more common ...

Ulterior motive They may look like they're doing a favour, but babysitting siblings or unrelated nestlings is all part of a purple-crowned fairy wren's cunning plan to inherit the nest.

A study of purple-crowned fairy-wrens offers lessons for fire management along waterways in tropical savanna ecosystems. Exposure to hot and dry conditions can damage the DNA of nestling birds in ...