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Yellow WattlebirdAlternate name(s): "Wattle-bird*", "Long-wattle Bird", "Tasmanian Wattlebird" Size: 38-48 cm Weight: 105-210 g |
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Photos |
Race "paradoxa"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of an adult Yellow Wattlebird; note the long
wattles with their orange tips (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Hobart, TAS, March 2016]
Frontal view of a Yellow Wattlebird issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Hobart, TAS, March 2016]
Near-frontal view of a Yellow Wattlebird letting its wattles fly
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Dover, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Yellow Wattlebird
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth Track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Lateral view of a Yellow Wattlebird issuing its
call;
note the tapered length of the tail feathers
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Hobart, TAS, March 2016]
Near-dorsal view of a Yellow Wattlebird
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]
Dorsal view of a Yellow Wattlebird looking back over its shoulder
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mt. Nelson, Hobart, TAS, April 2021]
Dorsal view of a Yellow Wattlebird
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Hobart, TAS, March 2016]
Dorsal view of a Yellow Wattlebird issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Hobart, TAS, March 2016]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Jul - Apr | Eggs: 2 - 3 | Incubation period: ca. 16 days | Fledging age: ca. 21 days |
Yellow Wattlebirds usually have two broods per season.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Basket | Material: Twigs, bark, with fine grass and feather lining | Height above ground: 2 - 20 m |
Lateral view of a Yellow Wattlebird at its nest
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Dover, TAS, September 2021]
Yellow Wattlebird delivering food to its chick
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Dover, TAS, September 2021]
Yellow Wattlebird feeding its chick
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Dover, TAS, September 2021]
Yellow Wattlebird feeding its chick first from one side
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Dover, TAS, September 2021]
Yellow Wattlebird feeding its chick now from the other side
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Dover, TAS, September 2021]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 36 x 24 mm | Colour: Creamy, with brown speckles | Shape: Tapered oval |
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
yelwatt_me_20210919.m4a |
paradoxa (S TAS) |
Contact calls | © ME |
More Yellow Wattlebird sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.