Editing Red wattlebird (section)

{{Short description|Passerine bird native to southern Australia}}
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{{Speciesbox
| name = Red wattlebird
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Anthochaera carunculata'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22704466A130382437 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22704466A130382437.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
| image =Red wattlebird.jpg
| genus = Anthochaera
| species = carunculata
| authority = ([[George Shaw (biologist)|Shaw]], 1790)
| range_map = Distribution red wattlebird.jpg
| range_map_caption= Distribution map of the red wattlebird
}}

The '''red wattlebird''' ('''''Anthochaera carunculata''''') is a [[passerine]] bird native to southern Australia. At {{convert|33-37|cm|in|abbr=on|frac=4}} in length, it is the second largest species of Australian [[honeyeater]]. It has mainly  grey-brown plumage, with red eyes, distinctive pinkish-red [[Wattle (anatomy)|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 (surgeon)|John White]] described the red wattlebird in 1790. Three [[subspecies]] are recognized.

The species is found in southeast [[Queensland]], [[New South Wales]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[South Australia]] and southwest [[Western Australia]] in open forest and woodlands, and is a common visitor to urban gardens and parks. Loud and conspicuous, the red wattlebird is generally found in trees, where it gets most of its food; occasionally it forages on the ground. It is one of the largest [[Nectarivore|nectarivorous]] birds in the world, feeding from a wide variety of flowering plants. Insects also comprise part of its diet. It is territorial and at times aggressive towards birds of other species, often defending rich sources of nectar. Breeding throughout its range, the red wattlebird builds a cup-shaped nest in a tree and raises one or two broods a year. Although it has declined in places from [[land clearing|land-clearing]], it is classified as [[Least Concern]] on the [[IUCN Red List]].