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Sighting 4086361

Rhipidura leucophrys

2 Willie Wagtail at Paddys River, ACT

Rhipidura leucophrys at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 11:35 AM
Rhipidura leucophrys at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 11:35 AM
Rhipidura leucophrys at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 11:35 AM
Rhipidura leucophrys at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 11:35 AM
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Identification history

Rhipidura leucophrys 24 Dec 2018 ArcherCallaway
Rhipidura leucophrys 24 Dec 2018 JonSteinbeck

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User's notes

In the same area we saw the thornbills there was also a Willie Wagtail. It would often perch on the top branches of the small trees to call out. Is it normal for a Willie to have such a mottled belly, I thought they were normally only white in the underside please?

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ArcherCallaway wrote:
   25 Dec 2018
Yes, white underside. Perhaps the base of the white feathers are black and are exposed in this case due to being wet or moulting? Complete speculation here...

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Species information

  • Rhipidura leucophrys Scientific name
  • Willie Wagtail Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • -30.97m to 1473.6m Recorded at altitude
  • 792 images trained Machine learning

  • Synonyms

    Rhipidura (Sauloprocta) leucophrys
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