But the intricate melodies these colourful little birds sing don’t just indicate how they behave.
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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 their first few days of life – meaning they age earlier and produce less offspring.
Being blue is risky for superb fairy-wrens: males become more cautious when their plumage turns blue, and other wrens take advantage by using them as colourful decoys.



