You can just hear the joy in the melodic squeak! This Purple-backed Fairywren was photographed on Bush Heritage's Hamelin Reserve in Western Australia by our ecologist Ben Parkhurst. The species is widespread throughout arid and tropical Australia. There are fifteen fairywren species. Along with other members of the Australasian Wren family (Maluridae), they occur only in Australia and New Guinea. The females of each species are generally grey or brown, whereas males sport vibrant colours during