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Yellow Wattlebird
Anthochaera paradoxa(Daudin, 1800)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Anthochaera
At a glance
The Yellow Wattlebird is a large bird, about 37–50 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 37–50 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Yellow Wattlebird look like?
The Yellow Wattlebird is a large bird, about 37–50 cm long and weighing 104–260 g.
The yellow wattlebird is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Yellow Wattlebird?
The Yellow Wattlebird is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Yellow Wattlebird eat?
The Yellow Wattlebird feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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