Meet The Purple-Crowned Fairy-Wren, The Most Faithful Of All The Fairy-Wrens (7 Pics)

The purple crowned fairy-wren is not an easy bird to miss. With its unique violet-purple crown and perky blue tail grabbing all the attention. It’s quite a small, shy bird and while colouring of plumage will vary according to age, mostly they are brown above, white below, with a long, perky blue tail.

They like to feed mainly on insects and sometimes seeds. They will eat all types of small invertebrates and are not very picky! It seems that high temperatures can reduce the lifespan and fitness of young chicks growing up since it damaged their DNA. Since climate change means rising temperatures, this is having an effect on their health. These stunning birds are currently listed as endangered due to human actions such as the grazing of livestock, habitat fires and more.