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The yellow wattlebird is the largest of the honeyeaters, and is endemic to Tasmania. They are usually 37.5–45 centimetres (14.8–17.7 in) long. Body mass in males averages 168 g (5.9 oz) and in females averages 123 g (4.3 oz), with the largest males weighing up to 260 g (9.2 oz). They are named for the wattles hanging from the cheeks. Yellow wattlebirds are slim birds with a short, strong bill. They have a white face and black-streaked crown. They also have a long, pendulous yellow-orange wattle. The wattle becomes brighter during the breeding season.
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When to see the Yellow Wattlebird
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Yellow Wattlebird
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Yellow Wattlebird
The yellow wattlebird is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
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Easily confused with
Regent HoneyeaterAnthochaera phrygiaThe neck and head are glossy black.
Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulataThe adult western wattlebird has dark grey-brown upper-parts with pale streaks and spots.
Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysopteraThe little wattlebird is a medium to large honeyeater, but the smallest wattlebird.
Side by side: Red Wattlebird vs Yellow Wattlebird · Little Wattlebird vs Yellow Wattlebird · Regent Honeyeater vs Yellow Wattlebird
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