Willie-wagtail
A species of Fantails Scientific name : Rhipidura leucophrys Genus : Fantails
Willie-wagtail, A species of Fantails
Botanical name: Rhipidura leucophrys
Genus: Fantails
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Description
The largest of all fantail birds, the willie-wagtail is quite tame and therefore widespread in urban habitats. This active and fearless bird will defend its territory from significantly larger birds and animals. The willie-wagtail is an important bird in Australian Aboriginal folklore, often considered to be the bearer of bad news.
Size
19 - 22 cm
Life Expectancy
15 years
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Willie-wagtail is an opportunistic feeder that primarily consumes arthropods, including butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, dragonflies, and spiders. It is also known to eat small lizards. Its feeding techniques include foraging and aerial hunting, typically around human habitation.
Habitat
Willie-wagtail predominantly inhabits open environments and semi-open landscapes such as woodlands, savannas, and grasslands with sporadic trees. This species is usually found in areas with high light intensity and often in proximity to various water sources including wetlands, mangroves, and coastal zones. Adaptable to human impacts, willie-wagtail is a frequent sight in urban settings, parks, gardens, and alongside roads. Preferring lower elevations, their range extends to mid-mountain grasslands and occasionally into wet sclerophyll forests, avoiding dense rainforests and closed-canopy eucalypt forests.
Dite type
Insectivorous
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Feeding Habits
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Behavior
The willie wagtail is almost always on the move and rarely still for more than a few moments during daylight hours. Even while perching it will flick its tail from side to side, twisting about looking for prey. Birds are mostly encountered singly or in pairs, although they may gather in small flocks. The willie wagtail is highly territorial and can be quite fearless in defence of its territory. It may even attack domestic dogs, cats and humans which approach its nest too closely. 
Distribution Area
Widespread and abundant, the willie wagtail is found across most of Australia and New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago, and eastern Indonesia. It is sedentary across most of Australia, though some areas have recorded seasonal movements; it is an autumn and winter visitor to northeastern New South Wales and southeast Queensland, as well as the Gulf Country and parts of Cape York Peninsula in the far north. It is a vagrant to Tasmania, and on occasion reaches Lord Howe Island.
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Scientific Classification
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Chordates Class
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Perching birds Family
Fantails Genus
Fantails Species
Willie-wagtail 
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