Wattle (anatomy)
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Image:Male common pheasant.jpg
A Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) with a bright red facial wattle
A wattle is a fleshy dewlap or caruncle hanging from various parts of the head or neck in several groups of birds, goats and other animals.
In birds this includes:
- From the neck or throat
- Galliformes: Domestic chickens, turkeys, and others
- Some vultures
- Some lapwings
- The Australian wattlebirds (Anthochaera spp.)
- The New Zealand wattlebirds (Callaeidae), which include the Kokako, Tieke or Saddleback, and the Huia
- From the eyes
- The African Wattle-eye or Puffback Flycatcher
- Most male pheasants
- Spectacled Tyrant
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