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red wattlebird
Red wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata).
Wattlebird
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Wattlebird, any of several New Zealand birds of the family Callaeidae (q.v.); also, a particular name for any honeyeater (q.v.) of the genus Anthochaera.
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