Unrelenting fossil fuel addiction, cats and sprawl eradicates the superb fairywrens off the face of the earth

Australia’s superb fairywren could be extinct within decades due to climate crisis, researchers say

"The paper found “population extinction is likely to happen very fast; within the next 30–40 years in the intermediate and very high [carbon] emission scenario...Using various climate models, we found that human-induced climate change is likely to cause a high risk of population extinction within the next 50 years, even with optimistic emission scenarios." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/01/australia-superb-fairywren-bird-climate-crisis-extinction-risk-within-decades-scientists-warn

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Image: Fairy wrens, N.W. Cayley , 195?

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Two fairy-wrens amid the eggs and bacon flowers

Fairy-wrens are pretty little puffs of feathers, with long tails that stick up into the air rather endearingly. They move fast and are notoriously difficult to photograph. Most of my fairy-wren photos end up as blurs. This morning, I was luckier.

The fairy-wrens in our area are Variegated Fairy-wrens. Here’s a male, with his stunning coat of blue, black, rusty red, and creamy-white:

The flowers are, I think, Dillwynia elegans — also known as the Eggs And Bacon Flower or Parrot Pea. These flowers are tiny, but look a decent size next to the little wrens.

Here’s the female (or perhaps a juvenile), with her red eye mask and muted brown colouring. In the right light, her tail gleams a soft blue:

Common name: Variegated Fairy-wren
Scientific name: Malurus lamberti
Approximate length: 13 cm
Date spotted: 29 August 2025 (winter)
Location: Manly Dam park, near Sydney: 33°46’53.5″S 151°15’01.8″E

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Superb fairywren in the yard this morning.

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