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Western Wattlebird
Anthochaera lunulata Gould, 1838
Meliphagidae — Honeyeaters
Western Wattlebird, Anthochaera lunulata, is a honeyeater in the order Passeriformes found in south-west Western Australia. It was described by Gould in 1838 and is confined to the south-west of the state. The bird is a large, long and slender species with dark grey-brown upperparts marked by pale streaks and spots. Its head is dark brown, the underparts are dark grey with white streaking and tipping, and it shows a blackish-brown line beside the eye with a red iris. It occurs in high-rainfall country once covered by forest and woodland.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae — Honeyeaters
- Breeding range
- Australasia: sw WA (sw Australia)
