Yellow Wattlebird

The yellow wattlebird is the largest of the honeyeaters5 and is endemic to Australia. They are usually 375-450mm long.2 They are named for the wattles in the corners of their mouths.2 Yellow wattlebirds are slim birds with a short, strong bill.7 They are dark coloured forest birds that somewhat resemble slandering Grackles.2 They have a white face and black streaked crown.5 They also have a long, pendulous yellow-orange wattle.5 The wattle becomes brighter during breeding.7 They have dark wings and a yellow belly5 whereas the upperparts are grey to dusky brown.2 The female yellow wattlebird is much smaller than the male.5 The young yellow wattlebirds have much smaller wattles, a paler head and a browner underbelly than the adult birds.7 Yellow wattlebirds are active and acrobatic with a strong flight.2 They are fairly tame birds and often enter gardens looking for food.2

The Yellow Wattlebird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.9 Other names include the Long or Tasmanian Wattlebird. More

The Yellow Wattlebird is Australia's largest honeyeater (380-480 mm). It is found only in Tasmania. The species has a grey-brown plumage streaked with white. The belly is yellow. It has distinctive yellow "wattles" (long, pendulous lobes) hanging from behind the ear. Both sexes are similar in appearance. Habitat The Yellow Wattlebird occurs singularly or in pairs in eucalypt forest and woodland. It is a common species, often seen in gardens. More

The yellow wattlebird is a honeyeater. It is Australia's biggest honeyeater. The bird has grey-brown feathers with white streaks. It has a yellow belly. A wattle is a long strip of skin that hangs down from each ear. The yellow wattlebird has yellow wattles. It lives in forests. It also visits gardens. The yellow wattlebird eats nectar from flowers. It eats insects too. More

Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa) is restricted to Tasmania and Bass Straight islands where the Red Wattlebird does not occur. As it More

The yellow wattlebird is the world's largest honeyeater. It ranges in height from 37 to 45 centimetres (14 to 17 inches). It has a harsh belching call, is very common in dry forest and can also be found in wet forest. It nests in a large open 'saucer' of twigs and strips of bark, bound with wool and lined with grass and wool. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Yellow Wattlebird is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More