1. a large Australian honeyeater bird with fleshy wattles hanging from the neck

Examples

• The red wattlebird is one of Australia’s largest honeyeaters.
• We spotted a wattlebird feeding on nectar from the eucalyptus flowers.
• The little wattlebird has distinctive orange-red wattles on its neck.
• Wattlebirds are important pollinators in Australian ecosystems.
• The aggressive wattlebird chased smaller birds away from the feeder.
• Yellow wattlebirds are endemic to Tasmania and southeastern Australia.