Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Fantails :: Willie-wagtail

Willie-wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys

Described by: Latham (1801)
Alternate common name(s): Willie Wagtail, Black-and-white Fantail
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Mooloolah, Queensland, Australia - Sep, 2002 © Tom Tarrant  Seymour, Victoria, Australia - Dec 3, 2001 © Greg Badcoe and Melissa Clark  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste 
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Range

Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago to Solomon Islands and Australia;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) N. Western Australia and n. Northern Territory to c. Queensland.
(2) Western Australia, South Australia, c. Northern Territory, c. Queensland s. in New South Wales and Victoria. Islands in the Bass Strait (King Is. And Flanders Is.). N. Tasmania.
(3) The Lesser Sundas, Moluccas (Seram, Seram Laut, Watubela Is., and Buru Is.), New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Is.
Disperses to n. Tasmania.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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