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Can this page be re-named please? It's spelt wrong - they're willy wagtails not willie wagtails.
Please sign your posts (put 4 of these ~ at the end). I agree. Unless there has been a ruling by ICZN or some other authority that the spelling is now "willie" wagtail, they are properly "willy" wagtails. There are a number of organisations (some ref'd in the article) who spell it incorrectly but that doesn't make it true. I will move this article to Willy Wagtail if nobody objects. Is there a tag for this? Secret Squïrrel 04:14, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
Have moved the page back. 'Willie' is correct spelling. See: Christidis & Boles, HANZAB and Schodde & Mason. These are the authoritative sources for Australian bird names. Maias 00:45, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
But can we still use the two spellings interchangeably? Or would it be preferable to only refer to them as "Willie Wagtails". Clinton1550 ( talk) 11:36, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
I've added another photo of a Wagtail to the gallery, I hope no one objects to it. It does tie in nicely with the others nesting as this one was nesting and it started to dive bomb me. Clinton1550 ( talk) 11:34, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
I can add a revised version in the next couple of days Clinton1550 ( talk) 12:58, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
A new version of the photo is up, I decided to crop the image as well as adjusting the image. Clinton1550 ( talk) 02:28, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
I have added a little video, feel free to flex your edit muscle and delete if redundant Tradimus ( talk) 11:42, 28 August 2012 (UTC)
This article meets the GA criteria. The full review can be found here. Dr. Cash ( talk) 22:04, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
I ran a quick ce, nothing much of note.
jimfbleak ( talk) 15:22, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
Very nice article, Cas, though I would expect nothing less. A few comments for now, I can finish later:
Back in a bit. delldot talk 15:35, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
More:
That's it from me, hope it's helpful. delldot talk 16:44, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
[1] need to follow this up. Cheers, Casliber ( talk · contribs) 13:09, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
Nice to see Willy wagtail featured in POD, but apart from photogperfection, admit the bird itself the scrappiest state of a wagtail I've seen. Even in the bush wild, they're more sartorial than this. :) If this is a moulting state, should it be mentioned in the caption?
Julia Rossi (
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I'm not so sure about the breeding season. I've seen other websites listing the breeding season as: up to January and even February. And, I've been observing a pair in my backyard, and they have recently bread in January too, and possibly beyond that. (I lost track of them at that point, their nests are hard to spot) Vince ( talk) 11:50, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
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The willie wagtail entry is actively edited by Wikipedians. Under the talk tab, many Wikipedians have left comments on naming, photos and content and there are additional members who have responded. I think this article is a well-written one, with plenty of details and photos to provide readers with a well-rounded knowledge of this particular species. The breeding section talks mainly about post-mating parental care. Its only mentioning of mating is that willie wagtails usually pair for life. I assume that this means they are monogamous. I would add more details about their mating process. For example, if they are monogamous and therefore probably invest equally in parental care, will willie wagtail, like great crested grebes, evolve ornamental features both in males and females? Even if willie wagtail is presumably monogamous, does extra-pair mating ever happen and how would the social mate react to this? The article also talks about Cuckoos laying eggs in wagtail’s nest but the wagtail usually recognizes foreign eggs and gets rid of them in time. More interspecific exploitation or relation in general can be elaborated more here. Moreover, the current status of willie wagtail can be supplemented to make the page more complete. Tianyi Cai ( talk) 12:38, 26 September, 2012 (UTC)
Sorry, I'm not an expert so don't mind my lack of jargon.
I was looking for and found a small list of predators in the 'breeding' topic and thought it might deserve its own section. I would like to add goannas as a predator, but don't have 'evidence', just what I saw when I spent the summer (21 Dec - 4 Jan) at my folks' place down near Tamworth. Maybe someone could look into a real reference for it? Anyway, here's the tale if it's worth anything:
I watched a nest of 4 newborns being fed and protected by their parents (that chit-chit-chit noise can get really annoying!). One day I heard the parents going off like mad along with a few other birds in the reserve which sits beside the property, and went out to investigate. A goanna (markings similar to a Spencer, Lace, or Perentie [1] - again no expert and the colouring was much bolder - dark brown and yellow/orange) was making its way through the reserve to the property. I watched the adult making the cranky parent noise and the babies ducked down in the nest (the nest sits on top of the downpipe under the roof and the adult was flying around but not close to it); the other went flitting from a gum tree about 20 metres away to snip at the goanna several times in a way that looked like it wanted to get its attention. When the lizard climbed the tree and realized there was no nest, it climbed down again, but must've been far enough away that the other adult could join in the fight, and they both swooped and chitted at it until it went slinking farther back in the reserve.
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The willie wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys) is a passerine bird native to Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago, and eastern Indonesia. It measures about 19–21.5 cm (7+1⁄2–8+1⁄2 in) in length. The willie wagtail is insectivorous and spends much time chasing prey in open habitat. Its common name is derived from its habit of wagging its tail horizontally when foraging on the ground. Aggressive and territorial, the willie wagtail will often harass much larger birds such as the laughing kookaburra and wedge-tailed eagle. It has responded well to human alteration of the landscape and is a common sight in urban lawns, parks, and gardens. It is widely featured in Aboriginal folklore around Australia and New Guinea in a variety of roles, from stealer of secrets and liar to a good omen for successful crops. Photograph credit: JJ Harrison
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The article name is confusing to Irish readers, as in Ireland "Willie wagtail" is a common name for the white wagtail (Motacilla alba). (Sources in newspapers 1 2 and in books both recent and old) I would suggest moving to the unambiguous Rhipidura leucophrys per WP:FAUNA Sheila1988 ( talk) 23:16, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved. The proposal and the arguments for it have gained no traction. ( closed by non-admin page mover) — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mello hi! ( 投稿) 07:26, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
Willie wagtail → Rhipidura leucophrys – article name is confusing to Irish readers, as in Ireland "Willie wagtail" is a common name for the white wagtail (Motacilla alba). (Sources in newspapers 1 2 and in books both recent and old) I would suggest moving to the unambiguous Rhipidura leucophrys per WP:FAUNA Sheila1988 ( talk) 20:52, 2 July 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. — Ceso femmuin mbolgaig mbung, mello hi! ( 投稿) 01:24, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
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