Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRhipiduridae (Fantails)
- GenusRhipidura (Fantails)
- SpeciesRhipidura leucophrys (Willie Wagtail)
Closest Relatives at Noosa National Park
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifrons
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
Noisy Friarbird
Philemon corniculatus
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus
Australasian Figbird
Sphecotheres vieilloti
Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 16 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 17 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Willie Wagtail in Noosa National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Willie Wagtail sighting in Noosa National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Willie Wagtail in Noosa National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Willie Wagtail in Noosa National Park in our monthly data.