Purple-crowned Fairy-wren
From SongbirdReMixWiki
(Difference between revisions)
'''Habitat:''' Australia; Purple-crowned Fairy-wrens are divided into two races: - an eastern race (M. c. macgillivaryi) that occurs in the sub-coastal region from the Roper River in the Northern Territory to the Flinders River in Queensland; and - a western race (M. c. coronatus) that occurs throughout the Kimberley region of Western Autralia and the Northern Territory. The two races of Purple-crowned Fairy-wrens never mix and more than 400 km separates them geographically.. | '''Habitat:''' Australia; Purple-crowned Fairy-wrens are divided into two races: - an eastern race (M. c. macgillivaryi) that occurs in the sub-coastal region from the Roper River in the Northern Territory to the Flinders River in Queensland; and - a western race (M. c. coronatus) that occurs throughout the Kimberley region of Western Autralia and the Northern Territory. The two races of Purple-crowned Fairy-wrens never mix and more than 400 km separates them geographically.. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' Least Concern to Vulnerable '''Global population:''' | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern to Vulnerable '''Global population:''' 6,700-19,000 mature individuals. Purple-crowned Fairy-wren populations have declined dramatically since they were first discovered 130 years ago and their battle for survival just keeps getting harder.. Livestock eat and trample the species habitat, seeking access to water. Fires are increasing in frequency since the advent of pastoralism, and have been detrimental in some places. These processes expose soil, leading to erosion and, ultimately, denudation and weed invasion of river banks which are then abandoned by the species. This has been ameliorated along some parts of the Victoria River where several large pastoral stations have excluded stock from riparian areas. The high and increasing densities of weeds along many rivers may eventually have an adverse effect. |
Optus is joining forces with Australian Wildlife Conservancy to help protect the Purple-crowned Fairy-wren at Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary for future generations of Australians. To find out more about how this major on-ground program, please see Protecting the Purple-crowned Fairy-wren at Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary, WA. | Optus is joining forces with Australian Wildlife Conservancy to help protect the Purple-crowned Fairy-wren at Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary for future generations of Australians. To find out more about how this major on-ground program, please see Protecting the Purple-crowned Fairy-wren at Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary, WA. | ||
