Rhipidura leucophrys

Willie Wagtail at Fyshwick, ACT

Rhipidura leucophrys at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Jul 2021
Rhipidura leucophrys at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Jul 2021
Rhipidura leucophrys at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Jul 2021
Rhipidura leucophrys at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Jul 2021
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Identification history

Rhipidura leucophrys 17 Jul 2021 MatthewFrawley
Rhipidura leucophrys 16 Jul 2021 RodDeb

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in between the rain the Welcome Swallows and this Willie Wagtail came out prancing around in search of bugs. Doing dances in the wet grass. Then a few minutes later just before the came again the Welcome Swallows and Willie Wagtail disappeared. They all knew it was time to take shelter, so we did as well. Was amazed to see how many bugs there were in the air as well in the short time of no rain.

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Ptilotula penicillata (White-plumed Honeyeater) at Fyshwick, ACT - 22 Aug 2018 by RodDeb
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Threskiornis spinicollis (Straw-necked Ibis) at Fyshwick, ACT - 28 May 2018 by Alison Milton
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Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Fyshwick, ACT - 26 Feb 2015 by JoshMulvaney

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 16 Jul 2021 12:10 PM Recorded on
  • RodDeb Recorded by

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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