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Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

Class
Bird
Rarity
Common
Observations
21,509
Most observed in
🇦🇺 Australia
Conservation
Least Concern

Description

The willie wagtail is a passerine bird native to Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Eastern Indonesia. It is a common and familiar bird throughout much of its range, living in most habitats apart from thick forest. Measuring 19–21.5 cm in length, the willie wagtail is contrastingly coloured with almost entirely black upperparts and white underparts; the male and female have similar plumage.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Willie wagtail.

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