Odd Pied Monarch plumage

I got my first sighting of a Plumed Monarch at Lake Eacham a few days ago. Alan Gillanders saw the photos and suggested I post them to see what people think about the rufous or worn plumage on the wings / tail.

You can see the images on Birding-Aus Facebook page:

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Mystery Bird – photo

Here’s a snap (only slightly more than 200kb) of the bird seen at Blackheath  Thoughts? Andrew Ross