Listen to the Purple-crowned fairywren
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About the Purple-crowned fairywren
The Purple-crowned fairywren is a bird in the family Maluridae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Purple-crowned fairywren sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
From Wikipedia
The purple-crowned fairywren (Malurus coronatus) is a species of bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is the largest of the twelve species in the genus Malurus and is endemic to northern Australia. The species name is derived from the Latin word cǒrōna meaning "crown", owing to the distinctive purple circle of crown feathers sported by breeding males. Genetic evidence shows that the purple-crowned fairywren is most closely related to the superb fairywren and splendid fairywren. Purple-crowned fairywrens can be distinguished from other fairywrens in northern Australia by the presence of cheek patches (either black in males or reddish-chocolate in females) and the deep blue colour of their perky tails.
Related birds in the genus Malurus
More from the family Maluridae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Purple-crowned fairywren sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Purple-crowned fairywren on this page. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Purple-crowned fairywren endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Purple-crowned fairywren as “least concern”.
What family does the Purple-crowned fairywren belong to?
The Purple-crowned fairywren (Malurus coronatus) belongs to the family Maluridae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Male-Songbird-Indicates-Body-Size-with-Low-Pitched-Advertising-Songs-pone.0056717.s004 by Hall M, Kingma S, Peters A – CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1584142 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Purple-crowned fairywren – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Graham Winterflood from Cairns, Australia – CC BY-SA 2.0