Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
Bear Gully Campground, SE Vic IMG_8668 20211124 - carunculata
Notes: Large grey-brown honeyeater. Pink-red flap of skin (the wattle)
below & behind the eye.
Patch of pale yellow on belly. White facial triangle
bordered by blackish bands. Crown blackish,
iris red-brown, legs pink-brown. Ssp
woodwardi slightly smaller than nominate carunculata, richer
yellow on
belly, shorter tail. Ssp clelandi darker, male bill significantly longer &
tarsus shorter.
Loud, harsh vocalizations. A wide variety of habitats but mostly in
canopy of eucalypt woodlands.
Range from Pizzey & Knight©(modified)
Karkarook Park, Moorabbin, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_2766 20211022 - carunculata CLICK for takeoff.
Black Rock, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_1341 20190429 - carunculata young adult. CLICK for younger one at Clarksdale BirdSanctuary, nr Linton, SW Vic 20240105.
Karkarook Park, Moorabbin, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_3141 20211022 - carunculata juvenile: little or no wattle on face, puffy gape.CLICK for pic of parent.
Black Rock, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_1689 20171224 - carunculata juvenile: little or no wattle on face, legs much brighterpink than adult. CLICK for two parents feeding juvenile. Swan Reach, S Vic 20240111.
Windy Harbour, SW WA IMG_8966 20181023 - woodwardi adult
Australind, SW WA IMG_8327 20181021 - woodwardi adult
Canning River, Perth, SW WA IMG_7674 20181016 - woodwardi
Batemans Bay, SE NSW IMG_9507 20200220 - carunculata half speed
Green Hill Lake, Ararat, C Vic MVI_2188 20190508 - carunculata
Glenrowan Tourist Park, N Vic MVI_0853 20190616 - carunculata