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Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera
-38.4635, 145.179
Field Notes
Description:
The little wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera), also known as the brush wattlebird, is a honeyeater, a passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae
It is a medium to large honeyeater, but is the smallest of the wattlebirds. It is mostly dark grey-brown above, with faint white shafts on each of the feathers. The underparts are grey and are heavily streaked with white. The streaks are finer around the throat, becoming more blotched on the sides of the belly.
Habitat:
Urban garden, native coastal bush. It is found in coastal and sub-coastal south-eastern Australia.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 2, 2014
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