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Brush wattlebird Also commonly known as little wattlebird. I heard this one before seeing, its excitable call hard to miss. <br />
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25 cm length<br />
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Brush wattlebird

Also commonly known as little wattlebird. I heard this one before seeing, its excitable call hard to miss.

25 cm length

    comments (3)

  1. Love that call, but not sure if still true when exposed to it all day every day hehe. Posted 3 years ago
    1. Ha, yes, you could apply that to a lot of things down here - in your face some might say. In defense of these wattle birds though, I'll say that at least it isn't all day, just a few times. Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
  2. Great catch Ruth Posted 3 years ago

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The little wattlebird, also known as the brush wattlebird, is a passerine bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is found in coastal and sub-coastal south-eastern Australia.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Jan 10, 2022. Captured Jan 9, 2022 13:36 in Myamblah Crescent Reserve, Myamblah Cres, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
  • NIKON D850
  • f/10.0
  • 10/1600s
  • ISO250
  • 105mm