any of various Australian honeyeaters of the genus Anthochaera, such as A. paradoxa (yellow wattlebird), that have red or yellow wattles on both sides of the head
2.
any arboreal New Zealand songbird of the family Callaeidae, having wattles on both sides of the bill
wattlebird in American English
(ˈwɑtəlˌbɜrd)
noun
any of a number of large honeyeaters (genus Anthochaera) of Australia and Tasmania, characterized by wattles that hang from the corners of the mouth