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Red wattlebird

Anthochaera carunculata

Photo by JordiPrats
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Description:

About 30cm in length, grey-brown plumage with red eyes, red wattles on either side of the neck, white streaks on the chest and a large bright yellow patch on the lower belly.

Habitat:

Spotted at Kings Park, botanical garden Perth, WA Australia, is a common visitor to urban gardens and parks.
The red wattlebird is a passerine bird native to southern Australia.

Notes:

It is the second largest species of Australian honeyeater.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Anthochaera
Species: A. carunculata

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