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title: "Red Wattlebird"
description: "Anthochaera carunculata — Birds. The red wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) is a passerine bird native to southern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-wattlebird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red Wattlebird

> Anthochaera carunculata — Birds. The red wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) is a passerine bird native to southern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Anthochaera carunculata*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 23115
- Wikidata: [Q607540](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q607540)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12622](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12622)

## Names

- en: Red Wattlebird
- de: Rotlappenhonigfresser
- es: Mielero carunculado
- fr: Méliphage barbe-rouge
- nl: Roodlelhoningeter
- pl: Koralicowiec czerwony

## Countries with the most observations

AU (22319)

## Summary

The red wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) is a passerine bird native to southern Australia. At 33–37 cm (13–14+1⁄2 in) in length, it is the second largest species of Australian honeyeater, after the yellow wattlebird. It has mainly grey-brown plumage, with red eyes, distinctive pinkish-red wattles on either side of the neck, white streaks on the chest and a large bright yellow patch on the lower belly. The sexes are similar in plumage. Juveniles have less prominent wattles and browner eyes. John White described the red wattlebird in 1790. Three subspecies are recognized.
The species is found in southeast Queensland…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_wattlebird

## Photo

![Red Wattlebird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-wattlebird/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/210008662

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-wattlebird?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).