Rhipidura leucophrys

Willie Wagtail at Higgins, ACT

Rhipidura leucophrys at Higgins, ACT - 29 Dec 2019
Rhipidura leucophrys at Higgins, ACT - 29 Dec 2019
Rhipidura leucophrys at Higgins, ACT - 29 Dec 2019
Rhipidura leucophrys at Higgins, ACT - 29 Dec 2019
Rhipidura leucophrys at Higgins, ACT - 29 Dec 2019
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Identification history

Rhipidura leucophrys 30 Dec 2019 Illilanga
Rhipidura leucophrys 29 Dec 2019 AlisonMilton

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I'd suspected they had a nest nearby but hadn't looked for it. The second bird has almost no neck feathers (photo 3). Didn't have this condition when they visited my birdbath a week or so ago.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 29 Dec 2019 10:04 AM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Rhipidura leucophrys Scientific name
  • Willie Wagtail Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • -30.97m to 1473.6m Recorded at altitude
  • 566 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Rhipidura (Sauloprocta) leucophrys

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