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Anthochaera chrysoptera
The little wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera), also known as the brush wattlebird, is a honeyeater, a passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae It is a medium to large honeyeater, but is the smallest of the wattlebirds. It is mostly dark grey-brown above, with faint white shafts on each of the feathers. The underparts are grey and are heavily streaked with white. The streaks are finer around the throat, becoming more blotched on the sides of the belly.
Urban garden, native coastal bush. It is found in coastal and sub-coastal south-eastern Australia.
Spotted on Sep 26, 2014
Submitted on Oct 2, 2014
2 Comments
hahah, yes, that and the magpie! Then I don't mind, but the ruddy plovers in the yard with 2 little chicks... Any movement anywhere and they go off!
your alarm clock :)