Listen to the red wattlebird
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About the red wattlebird
The red wattlebird is a bird in the family Meliphagidae (order Passeriformes). Wikidata describes it as “passerine bird native to southern Australia”. Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 114 g.
What does the red wattlebird sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call, insect sounds, wing beats, flight call and song. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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.
More from the family Meliphagidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a red wattlebird sound like?
You can hear 6 recordings of the red wattlebird on this page, including its call, insect sounds and wing beats. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the red wattlebird endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the red wattlebird as “least concern”.
What family does the red wattlebird belong to?
The red wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) belongs to the family Meliphagidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call, insect sounds, wing beats · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South… by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call, flight call, song · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South… by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Sonus naturalis - Soundscape by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Sonus naturalis - Soundscape by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Sonus naturalis - Soundscape by James Ray – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q607540 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Red wattlebird – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) – CC BY-SA 3.0