 Their discretion in their native habitat, however, was shown in a census (Fitzgerald River, 1994–97) that mist-netted thirteen individuals but failed to make any visual sighting.The nestlings observed at Immelmann's Wungong site were taken by a local python, "Morelia spilota imbricata".Captive red-eared firetails have been observed seeking refuge in the undergrowth of their aviary in response to alarm calls of neighbouring "Malurus splendens".