Yellow Wattlebird was created in 1800.
Little Wattlebird was created in 1802.
Western Wattlebird was created in 1838.
Red Wattlebird was created in 1790.
All years of issue of the New Zealand Sixpence from 1933 to 1965 featured the now extinct "huia", a species of wattlebird.
Although Tasmania did not originally have an official faunal emblem, on 31 May 2915, it was announced that the Tasmanian Devil had been given the status of the state's official animal emblem. The Yellow Wattlebird, which is endemic to the state, is regarded as the unofficial avian emblem.
The emu features with the kangaroo on Australia's coat of arms.
In Australia there is a Red Wattlebird which is a large honeyeater . This feeds on the nectar from various flowers including eucalyptus, callistemon - bottlebrush, grevilleas, and hakeas but it also feeds on insects. Check the web link to the left for a photo of this bird.
Sturt's Desert Rose, Gossypium sturtianum, is the floral emblem of the Northern Territory.It should not be confused with the Sturt's Desert Pea, the emblem of South Australia.
We have just successfully raised baby wattlebird which should be ready for release next week. Initially fed via syringe, mixture of a mushy fruit baby food and insect supplement (from vet), as he developed we introduced pork/lamb mince in small portions via skewer, along with banana. Last 10 days we have also introduced Gravillea flowers. Hope this helps.
Well, there have been many so here they are: Caput Draconis Pig Snout Wattlebird Fortuna Major Flibbertigibbet Oddsbodikins Scurvy Cur Balderdash Banana Fritters Fairy Lights Mimbulus mimbletonia Abstinence Baubles Dilligrout Tapeworm Quid Agis
Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris) feathers. This beautiful bird went extinct in the early 1900's, however. Maori had probably decreased the bird numbers somewhat, but European hunting and deforestation caused a very rapid decline in population and subsequent extinction, the European mentality at the time being "oh no it seems to be becoming more rare lets shoot more of them so we get some fine museum specimens before it goes extinct". It was one of only 3 species of wattlebird in New Zealand, and the remaining two, the Kokako and the Saddleback, are endangered.