Blue Willy Wag Tail

Blue Willy Wag Tail. Willie Wagtail Profile Traits Facts Habitat Breeding BirdBaron The name wagtail stems from the constant sideways wagging of the tail. The Willie Wagtails (Rhipidura leucophrys) is one of the best-known and best-loved birds of Australia.

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The Willie Wagtail is the largest of the fantail species in Australia With its bold personality and distinctive tail-flicking dance, this fearless little bird fearlessly chases away eagles and hawks over 100 times its size.

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These birds use grass to build neat cup-shaped nests that they'll re-use year after year Appearance An adult willie wagtail is between 19 and 21.5 cm in length and weighs 17-24 g, with a tail 10-11 cm long Extremely successful as a species, the population is thriving and listed as "Least Concern" as its conservation status.

Up close with Willie Wagtails building a nest YouTube. They are sedentary across most of Australia and are autumn and winter visitors to northeastern New South Wales and southeast Queensland, as well as the Gulf Country and parts of the Cape York Peninsula in the far north. Willie wagtails are found across most of Australia and New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago, and eastern Indonesia

Willie Wagtail Ausemade. Appearance An adult willie wagtail is between 19 and 21.5 cm in length and weighs 17-24 g, with a tail 10-11 cm long The Willie Wagtail's nest is a neatly woven cup of grasses, covered with spider's web on the outside and lined internally with soft grasses, hair or fur.