Willie wagtail: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the willie wagtail lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhipidura leucophrys
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Mass	2.42 g (birth weight); 20 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Rhipiduridae

Where does the willie wagtail live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the willie wagtail in 4 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Indonesia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a willie wagtail?

Wikidata records the following for the willie wagtail: mass 2.42 g (birth weight); 20 g (adult weight).

Is the willie wagtail endangered?

The willie wagtail’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the willie wagtail?

The willie wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Rhipiduridae, genus Rhipidura. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the willie wagtail

The willie wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) (also spelt willy 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 (7+1⁄2–8+1⁄2 in) in length, the willie wagtail is contrastingly coloured with almost entirely black upperparts and white underparts; the male and female have similar plumage.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Willie wagtail (revision 1375661292), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q642235 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).