Red Wattlebird
COMMON NAME: Red Wattlebird
CATEGORIES: Bush
LOCAL NOTES:
Red Wattlebirds are large grey honeyeaters that are regularly seen around the village.
They have distinctive red wattles (fleshy red flaps) on the side of their neck and a yellow belly.
You can often hear their raucous call.
On summer evenings, you see them sitting on the powerlines then swooping up to catch insects.
*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter
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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.
*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)
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