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Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys leucophrys

Photo by owheelj
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Black with white eyebrows, whiskers and underparts. Bill and legs are also black.

Habitat:

Semi-open woodland and grassland, usually near water.

Reference Links:

Encyclopedia of Life, Willie Wagtail

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Comments (5)
owheelj
Thanks Christiane. I'm a fan of these birds too. As a Tasmanian, they look too big to me, since we only get grey fantails here.
Noe and Pili
I'm green with envy :) I love Australian birds, I want to go there someday!
Noe and Pili
This bird is new for me! The white eyebrow is so cool :)
Christiane
Love these cuties.. Welcome to Project Noah!

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