Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) - HBW 11, p. 241
French: Rhipidure hochequeue
German: Gartenfächerschwanz
Spanish: Abanico Lavandera
Other common names: Black-and-white Fantail/Flycatcher, Pied Fantail(!), White-browed Fantail(!)
Taxonomy: Turdus leucophrys Latham, 1801, Sydney, Australia.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- melaleuca (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) - Moluccas, W Papuan Is, New Guinea and islands (including Goodenough, Fergusson and Normanby, in D’Entrecasteaux Archipelago), Aru Is, Bismarck Archipelago, Buka I, Bougainville I and Solomon Is.
- picata Gould, 1848 - N quarter of Australia from Kimberley (in Western Australia) and N half of Northern Territory E to N Queensland.
- leucophrys (Latham, 1801) - S three-quarters of mainland Australia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult feeding and incubating its chicks Locality The Fullerton Garden, Osborne's Flat, Victoria, Australia (ssp leucophrys)
Matt Weeks 25 December 2004 6 years ago 36 sec 4.9 -
Perched on a post. Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 8 March 2012 1 year ago 1 min 1 sec 4.8 -
Nest with 3 young being attended by adults. Locality Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 2 December 2011 1 year ago 1 min 8 sec 4.8 -
A bird arriving at a nest, then sitting Locality Callum Brae, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp leucophrys)
Nick Talbot 30 November 2006 6 years ago 13 sec 4.8 -
An adult drinking Locality The Fullerton Garden, Osborne's Flat, Victoria, Australia (ssp leucophrys)
Matt Weeks 25 December 2004 6 years ago 18 sec 4.8 -
Immature bird preening. Locality Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 15 February 2011 2 years ago 32 sec 4.7
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Willy Wagtail on log
Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp leucophrys)
Robin Eckermann 10 September 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
Willy wagtail on a branch
Locality Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 1 September 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
Australian Black-shouldered Kite on a tree top being attacked by a Willie Wagtail.
Locality Turrella Reserve, Wolli Creek Regional Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
John Marychurch 1 October 2012 33 weeks ago 4.3 -
Willie Wagtail on nest
Locality Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia
Rhonda Hansch 29 October 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
The Willie Wagtail is a common bird found throughout Australia
Locality Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
David Taylor 12 June 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
An immature bird perched.
Locality Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia (ssp leucophrys)
Nicholas Tomney 7 November 2012 27 weeks ago 4.2
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A perched male singing. Locality Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia
(ssp leucophrys)
Josep del Hoyo 27 October 2009 2 years ago 4.5 -
A single bird calling once. Locality Woodlands Historic Park, Oaklands Junction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(ssp leucophrys)
Nick Talbot 19 January 2012 1 year ago 3 -
A bird at dawn Locality Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
monicayhector 23 June 1992 3 years ago 3 -
Two birds calling near a road. Locality Woodlands Historic Park, Oaklands Junction, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(ssp leucophrys)
Nick Talbot 19 January 2012 1 year ago 2 -
Willie Wagtail calling Locality Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Anita Goldinger 1 September 2012 37 weeks ago 0
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