Photo: Rothschild and Hartert, 1907 / CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Orange-crowned Fairywren
Clytomyias insignis
Orange-crowned Fairywren (Clytomyias insignis) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Orange-crowned Fairywren (Clytomyias insignis) is a member of the Maluridae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 12.4 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Maluridae Australasian Wrens
- Genus Clytomyias
- Species insignis
Quick facts
- Weight
- 12.4 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Maluridae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Vulnerable
Near Threatened
Least Concern
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Orange-crowned Fairywren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Orange-crowned Fairywren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Orange-crowned Fairywren (Clytomyias insignis) belongs to the Maluridae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane New Guinea.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 12.4 g, with a wing length of about 5.6 cm and a tail of around 7.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 139,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Orange-crowned Fairywren?
The Orange-crowned Fairywren is a very small bird that weighs around 12.4 g.
Where does the Orange-crowned Fairywren live?
The Orange-crowned Fairywren is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane New Guinea, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Orange-crowned Fairywren belong to?
The Orange-crowned Fairywren (Clytomyias insignis) belongs to the Maluridae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Orange-crowned Fairywren eat?
The Orange-crowned Fairywren is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Orange-crowned Fairywren migrate?
The Orange-crowned Fairywren is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Orange-crowned Fairywren endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Orange-crowned Fairywren make?
1 real field recording of the Orange-crowned Fairywren — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Orange-crowned Fairywren's range?
The Orange-crowned Fairywren has a mapped global range of about 139,000 km².
Conservation
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