A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Anthochaera paradoxa
dark brown above, with a pale face, strongly streaked brown and white head, and white below with heavy dark streaks on the breast and sides.The belly has a prominent yellow patch. slim bird with a long tail, a short strong bill and distinctive yellow-orange wattles on the sides of the head.
endemic to Tasmania, having a feast in the reserve , eating bottle brush
This species is only found in Tasmania and is also known as the Tasmanian Wattlebird.
Spotted on Aug 24, 2014
Submitted on Aug 24, 2014
3 Comments
Great bird, great shot!
It's also the largest of the honeyeaters, aka nectar feeders. I tend to call them "throttle" birds, because their call sounds like someone is choking them. ; ) Lovely capture.
That's a great shot Charlie. We don't see the yellow ones on the mainland