\Wat"tle*bird`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of honey eaters
   belonging to {Anthoch[ae]ra} and allied genera of the
   family {Meliphagid[ae]}. These birds usually have a large
   and conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down below
   each ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent
   islands.
Note: The best-known species ({Anthoch[ae]ra carunculata})
      has the upper parts grayish brown, with a white stripe
      on each feather, and the wing and tail quills dark
      brown or blackish, tipped with withe. Its wattles, in
      life, are light blood-red. Called also {wattled crow},
      {wattled bee-eater}, {wattled honey eater}. Another
      species ({A. inauris}) is streaked with black, gray,
      and white, and its long wattles are white, tipped with
      orange. The bush wattlebirds, belonging to the genus
      {Anellobia}, are closely related, but lack conspicuous
      wattles. The most common species ({A. mellivora}) is
      dark brown, finely streaked with white. Called also
      {goruck creeper}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The Australian brush turkey.