These mini emu birds are not only small in stature, but small in numbers as well. And conserving them is proving to be quite the task. It’s almost impossible to imagine, but the mallee emu-wren ...

Superb fairy-wrens are facing "imminent danger," and a well-studied population in Canberra could go extinct in the next 30 years if we don't urgently curb greenhouse gas emissions, according to an ...

Contrary to their pretty name and appearance, some Australian superb fairy-wrens can be "aggressive" in the wild—which may be important for their survival. When it comes to nest defense or territory ...

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 and ...

When the federal government gave the go-ahead for a launch facility to be built at a site in South Australia that’s home to the endangered southern emu-wren, conservationists were astounded Get our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two superb fairy-wrens (_Malurus cyaneus_). ARKphoto/Shutterstock When we think of bird songs, we often imagine a cheerful ...

Can superb fairy-wrens learn to respond to brood-parasitic cuckoos by simply watching other fairy-wrens react to a cuckoo? That’s the question posed in a new Biology Letters study by myself and Naomi ...

Female fairy-wrens sing as often as males, and it’s not just for sex, a new study has revealed IN AUSTRALIA, FEMALE fairy-wrens sing to communicate with other females, rather than to attract a mate, a ...