Photographer Captures Fairy-Wrens Who Look Like Living Glitter Confetti with Wings originally appeared on Parade Pets. You may have never seen a Fairy-Wren before, because they're native to Australia.

I ran across a sweet little paper that will make behavioral ecologists tingle in delight. Not only is this paper based on a really lovely experimental design, but it focuses upon a cute little bird ...

A male fairy-wren's low pitch song indicates body size, a new study has shown. A male fairy-wren's low pitch song indicates body size, a new international study has shown. The study led by University ...

Why would a bird perform a particularly conspicuous display in response to a predator’s call? This strange behavior seems like a recipe for disaster, since it probably alerts the predator to the ...

In many animals, female preference for males with the most elaborate appearance is an important factor in the evolution of bright and dramatic colours. Females are thought to prefer colourful males ...

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 ...

Of the birds that bring wild beauty into our urban spaces, none is more exquisite and captivating than the Superb Fairy-wren, writes birdwatcher RUSSELL McGREGOR, the author of Enchantment by Birds.