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Photo by Mike Bouette
Location: Perth Hills, Western Australia

Alternative name: Western Wattlebird

Anthochaera lunulata

Disambiguation: For the species Anthochaera chrysoptera, see Brush Wattlebird

[edit] Identification

Similar to Brush Wattlebird but with a stronger silvery patch of feathers giving a streaked impression on the side of head and neck starting below the eye. Eye is red and bill is longer than in Brush Wattlebird.

[edit] Distribution

South-western Australia

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species. Until recently, it was considered part of Brush Wattlebird. Notice that some sources use Little Wattlebird to indicate Brush Wattlebird and call this form Western Wattlebird.

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID