Western wattlebird | |
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Perth, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Anthochaera |
Species: | A. lunulata |
Binomial name | |
Anthochaera lunulata Gould, 1838 |
The western wattlebird (Anthochaera lunulata) is a honeyeater, a passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae. It was formerly lumped with the little wattlebird which it closely resembles. It is restricted to south-western Australia.