Wattlebird

Wattlebird

Taxobox
name = Wattlebird


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Meliphagidae
genus = "Anthochaera"
genus_authority = Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Anthochaera carunculata"
*"Anthochaera chrysoptera"
*"Anthochaera paradoxa"
*"Anthochaera lunulata"

Wattlebirds are members of the Honeyeater family, and native to Australia. Species of wattlebird include the Little Wattlebird, the Red Wattlebird, the Western Wattlebird, and the Yellow Wattlebird.

The entire Callaeidae family of New Zealand, comprised of the Tieke also known as the Saddleback, the Kokako, and the extinct Huia are wattlebirds.

Wattlebirds are characterized by their wattles. These are bare fleshy appendages, usually wrinkled and often brightly coloured, hanging from the cheeks, neck or throat, and presumably serving for display. The exception is the Little Wattlebird, which lacks wattles.

Some other birds also have wattles, although they are not known by the term "wattlebird". Examples include the Turkey; some vultures; and several species of lapwing.clear

ee also

* List of Australian birds

External links

* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/familia.phtml?idFamilia=172 Wattlebird videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://terranature.org/wattlebirds.htm TerraNature pages on New Zealand wattlebirds]


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  • wattlebird — [wät′ lbʉrd΄] n. any of a number of large honeyeaters (genus Anthochaera) of Australia and Tasmania, characterized by wattles that hang from the corners of the mouth …   English World dictionary

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  • wattlebird — noun Date: 1819 any of several Australasian honeyeaters (genus Anthochaera) having ear wattles …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • wattlebird — /wot l berrd /, n. 1. any of several Australian honey eaters of the genus Anthochaera, most of which have fleshy wattles at the sides of the neck. 2. any of three endemic New Zealand songbirds, of the family Callaeidae, all of which have brightly …   Universalium

  • wattlebird — noun a) Any of a group of Australian birds in the genus Anthochaera of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. b) Any of three birds in the family Callaeidae, endemic to New Zealand …   Wiktionary

  • wattlebird — noun 1》 an Australian honeyeater with a wattle hanging from each cheek. [Genera Anthochaera and Melidectes.] 2》 a New Zealand songbird with wattles hanging from the base of the bill. [Family Callaeidae.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • wattlebird — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of several Australasian honey eaters of the genus Anthochaera having fleshy pendulous ear wattles: as a. : a common largely grayish brown Australian bird (A. carunculata) with white shaft stripes on the feathers of… …   Useful english dictionary

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