Rhipidura leucophrys

Willie Wagtail at Dunlop, ACT

Rhipidura leucophrys at Dunlop, ACT - 18 Apr 2020 09:37 AM
Rhipidura leucophrys at Dunlop, ACT - 18 Apr 2020 09:37 AM
Rhipidura leucophrys at Dunlop, ACT - 18 Apr 2020 09:37 AM
Rhipidura leucophrys at Dunlop, ACT - 18 Apr 2020 09:37 AM
Rhipidura leucophrys at Dunlop, ACT - 18 Apr 2020 09:37 AM
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Identification history

Rhipidura leucophrys 9 May 2020 MatthewFrawley
Rhipidura leucophrys 9 May 2020 BIrdsinCanberra

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While photographing the wood ducks a Willie Wagtail flew onto a branch just in front of me. The Willie Wagtail was very active, flying up and down the length of the dam. It was a tad cheeky, as it appeared to swoop the ducks on several occasions, leading to the male duck snapping at it when it flew low overhead. It also seemed to fly in loops around the dam with a Welcome Swallow. I only saw one wagtail but it did keep returning to a small tree on the far side of the dam.

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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
  • 718 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Rhipidura (Sauloprocta) leucophrys
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