THE Australian magpie and superb fairy-wren are two frontrunners for the title of Australia’s favourite bird in the national poll. During Bird Week 2013, which runs from October 19-25 ...

If you’re signalling to a female, you want to stand out. Hence the brilliant blue of the superb fairy wren or the peacock’s tail; blue is a colour that is easily seen against a green or brown ...

Individual superb fairy-wrens help their families and friends before helping strangers, suggesting these songbirds recognize which social tier individual birds belong to ...

While there is still a lot to learn, bird watchers are encouraged to help scientists understand these wild soap operas by getting out and recording their own observations of Australia's fairy-wrens.

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, ecologists say. When it comes to ...

Developed by the Cornell Lab for Ornithology, the Merlin bird identification app has details about more than 10,000 species. It also includes a photo ID tab and a sound ID tab. This spring I am using ...

They may seem like just a beautiful blue bird, but under the surface the social dynamics of the splendid fairy-wren is anything but simple.