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  The Little WattleBird (Anthochaera chrysoptera), also known as the brush wattlebird, is a honeyeater, a passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in coastal and sub-coastal south-eastern Australia. Distribution and habitat The Little WattleBird is found in banksia/eucalypt woodlands, heathlands, tea-tree scrub, sandplain-heaths, lantana thickets, wild tobacco, parks and gardens.   Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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Taxonomy The species was originally described by the ornithologist John Latham in 1801 under the binomial name Merops chrysoptera. Its specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek chryso "golden", and pteron "wing(ed)". The International Ornithologists' Union recognise three subspecies: • A. c. chrysoptera (Latham, 1801) – eastern and southeastern Australia • A. c. halmaturina (Mathews, 1912) – Kangaroo Island (off southern Australia) • A. c. tasmanica (Mathews, 1912) – Tasmania The Western WattleBird (A. lunulata) was at one time considered as a subspecies. Description The Little WattleBird is a medium to large honeyeater, but the smallest wattlebird. The appearance is similar to the yellow wattleBird and the Red Wattlebird. The Little WattleBird lacks the wattles which characterise the wattlebirds. Juveniles are duller with less streaking and have a browner eye. Behaviour Call Calls include a strident cookay-cok, a raucous fetch the gun, a mellow guttural yekkop, yekkop and many squeaky, musical lilting notes. The alarm call is a kwock or shnairt!. Listen to the Little Wattlebird
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Sound from www.xeno-canto.org
 Breeding Breeding takes place from June to December. The female wattleBird generally constructs the nest, a loose, untidy cup of twigs lined with shredded bark and placed from 1 to 10m high in the fork of a banksia, tea-tree or eucalypt sapling. 1-2 eggs are laid and may be spotted red-brown, purplish red or salmon-pink in colour. The female incubates the eggs alone. Both sexes care for young chicks. Feeding Little Wattlebirds feed on nectar obtained with a long, brush-tipped tongue, adapted for probing deep into flowers. They also feed on insects, berries and some seeds. Most feeding is done perched but some insects are caught in mid-air. Birds may feed alone or in groups. Conservation status
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 7 August 2016 Location: Cowes, Phillip Island  Little WattleBird - Anthochaera chrysoptera - 7 August 2016 - Cowes, Phillip Island
 Little WattleBird - Anthochaera chrysoptera - 7 August 2016 - Cowes, Phillip Island
 Little WattleBird - Anthochaera chrysoptera - 7 August 2016 - Cowes, Phillip Island
 Little WattleBird - Anthochaera chrysoptera - 7 August 2016 - Cowes, Phillip Island
 Little WattleBird - Anthochaera chrysoptera - 7 August 2016 - Cowes, Phillip Island
 Little WattleBird - Anthochaera chrysoptera - 7 August 2016 - Cowes, Phillip Island
 Little WattleBird - Anthochaera chrysoptera - 7 August 2016 - Cowes, Phillip Island
 Little WattleBird - Anthochaera chrysoptera - 7 August 2016 - Cowes, Phillip Island
 Little WattleBird - Anthochaera chrysoptera - 7 August 2016 - Cowes, Phillip Island
 Little WattleBird - Anthochaera chrysoptera - 7 August 2016 - Cowes, Phillip Island
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