These tiny little birds are basically little living disco balls with feathers. During mating season, the male superb ...

Fairy-wrens are among the most beautiful birds in Australia, but they have quirky personalities too. Here, you can get to know all 10 species. Recognisable by their sky blue-coloured caps, which ...

Variegated fairy-wrens and splendid fairy-wrens are two small songbirds that live in Australia. The males of each species have striking, bright blue feathers that make them popular with bird watchers.

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.

People living near parks often find common backyard birds like the Rainbow Lorikeet visit their balconies. Sony NEX-5 camera ...

A recently-published study reveals that nestlings of Australia's Red-backed Fairy-wrens learn their mother's calls before they hatch. These calls are a "vocal password" that the parents rely upon ...

More eastern mainland Australia. (Credit: fir0002 / GFDL 1.2) ... Kookaburras, which are large terrestrial tree kingfishers, are voracious predators of small birds, such as fairy wrens.

The fairy wren, a small Australian songbird, is not born knowing the “languages” of other birds. But it can master the meaning of a few key “words," as scientists explain in a new paper.

Male splendid fairy-wrens, a sexually promiscuous small bird native to Australia, are known to sing a special song each time they hear the call of one of their predators, the butcherbirds.

Variegated fairy-wrens and splendid fairy-wrens are two small songbirds that live in Australia. The males of each species have striking, bright blue feathers that make them popular with bird watchers.

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.