Little Wattlebird: Adult, Back

Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera (Anellobia) chrysoptera)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)

Order:

Perching Birds (Passeriformes)

Family:

Honeyeater (Meliphagidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera (Anellobia) chrysoptera)

This Photo:

🔍Adult, Back🔎

Thank you Asimakis Patitsas for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Coastal Areas and possibly elsewhere
Very similar to the Red Wattlebird. Apart from other differences the lack of a red wattle on it's cheeks clearly differentiates these. They also have a very different song/call.

This species is classed as

RA (Rare)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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