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Triller
The trillers are a group of passerine birds belonging to the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae partially making up the genus '' Lalage''. Their name come from the loud trilling calls of the males. There are about 12 species that usually exist in southern Asia and Australasia with a number of species in Pacific islands. They feed mainly on insects and fruit. They build a neat cup-shaped nest high in trees. Trillers are fairly small birds, about 15 to 20 cm long. They are mainly black, grey and white in colour. Most species are fairly common but the Samoan triller is considered to be endangered and the Norfolk Island subspecies of the long-tailed triller has gone extinct. Taxonomy and systematics Extant species * Black-and-white triller, ''Lalage melanoleuca'' * Pied triller, ''Lalage nigra'' * White-rumped triller, ''Lalage leucopygialis'' * White-shouldered triller, ''Lalage sueurii'' * White-winged triller, ''Lalage tricolor'' * Rufous-bellied triller, ''Lalage aurea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk Triller
The Norfolk triller (''Lalage leucopyga leucopyga'') was a small passerine bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. It is the extinct nominate subspecies of the long-tailed triller which was endemic to Norfolk Island, an Australian territory in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand. Little is known of its biology. Description The Norfolk triller was similar to other subspecies of the long-tailed triller, though it was slightly larger and had a richer buff wash on the underparts and rump and a broader white tip to the outer rectrices. Behaviour Breeding Breeding was recorded in September, with eggs in December and February. Nests were shallow and cup-shaped, made of lichen, moss and fibrous roots, and lined with finer material. The clutch was usually two eggs. Extinction The triller was last recorded in 1942. The cause of its extinction was probably predation by black rats combined with clearance of its habitat, Norfolk Island's native subtropical rainf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-tailed Triller
The long-tailed triller (''Lalage leucopyga'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. The Norfolk Island subspecies of the long-tailed triller, the Norfolk triller, has become extinct. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Taxonomy Subspecies * †''Lalage leucopyga leucopyga'': Norfolk Island (extinct) * ''Lalage leucopyga montrosieri'': New Caledonia * ''Lalage leucopyga affinis'': the Solomon Islands (Makira and Ugi) * ''Lalage leucopyga deficiens'': Vanuatu (Torres Island and the Banks Group) * ''Lalage leucopyga albiloris'': central and northern Vanuatu * ''Lalage leucopyga simillima'': southern Vanuatu and the Loyalty Islands Two syntypes of ''Symmorphus'' (''Lalage'') ''affinis'' TristramIbis, 1879, p.440, an adult female and male, are held in the vertebrate zoology collection of the National Museums Liverpool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long-tailed Triller
The long-tailed triller (''Lalage leucopyga'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. The Norfolk Island subspecies of the long-tailed triller, the Norfolk triller, has become extinct. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Taxonomy Subspecies * †''Lalage leucopyga leucopyga'': Norfolk Island (extinct) * ''Lalage leucopyga montrosieri'': New Caledonia * ''Lalage leucopyga affinis'': the Solomon Islands (Makira and Ugi) * ''Lalage leucopyga deficiens'': Vanuatu (Torres Island and the Banks Group) * ''Lalage leucopyga albiloris'': central and northern Vanuatu * ''Lalage leucopyga simillima'': southern Vanuatu and the Loyalty Islands Two syntypes of ''Symmorphus'' (''Lalage'') ''affinis'' TristramIbis, 1879, p.440, an adult female and male, are held in the vertebrate zoology collection of the National Museums Liverpool ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varied Triller
The varied triller (''Lalage leucomela'') like its better-known relative the white-winged triller, is a smaller member of the cuckoo-shrike family, Campephagidae. Varied trillers prefer warm, reasonably moist environments and are found in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, along much of the tropical and sub-tropical coastal hinterland of eastern Australia, from about the Sydney area to the tip of Cape York Peninsula, in the moister part of the Kimberley, and throughout the Top End The Top End of Australia's Northern Territory is a geographical region encompassing the northernmost section of the Northern Territory, which aside from the Cape York Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Australian continent. It covers a ra .... Common to very common in the north, they are uncommon to rare in the colder south. Typical habitat is rainforest, vine forest, riverine thickets, eucalypt forest and woodland, with a particular preference for the border areas between closed and op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-shouldered Triller
The white-shouldered triller (''Lalage sueurii'') is a passerine bird belonging to the Lalage (bird), triller genus ''Lalage'' in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae. It is found in Indonesia and East Timor. The white-winged triller (''L. tricolor'') of Australia and New Guinea was formerly included in this species but is now treated as a separate species. It is a fairly small bird, 17 centimetres in length. The beak, bill is grey with a black tip and the legs and feet are black. The male is mainly black above and white below. It has a grey rump, white stripe over the eye, white wing-patches and white on the outer tail-feathers. Females have a similar pattern to the males but are brown instead of black above and have fine black barring on the underparts. The pied triller is similar but is slightly smaller with a broader stripe above the eye and more white in the wing. The male white-winged triller has no white stripe over the eye. The bird song, song of the white-shouldered t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pied Triller
The pied triller (''Lalage nigra'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Gallery File:Pied Triller.ogv, Pied triller, Kuala Selangor, Malaysia, Aug 1994 References Lalage (bird), pied triller Birds of Malesia Birds described in 1781, pied triller Articles containing video clips Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Campephagidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pied Triller
The pied triller (''Lalage nigra'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Gallery File:Pied Triller.ogv, Pied triller, Kuala Selangor, Malaysia, Aug 1994 References Lalage (bird), pied triller Birds of Malesia Birds described in 1781, pied triller Articles containing video clips Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Campephagidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black-browed Triller
The black-browed triller (''Lalage atrovirens'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in northern New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...s and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. The Biak triller (''L. leucoptera'') was formerly considered a subspecies. References black-browed triller Birds of New Guinea black-browed triller black-browed triller Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Campephagidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalage (bird)
''Lalage'' is a genus of passerine birds belonging to the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae, many of which are commonly known as trillers. There are about 18 species which occur in southern Asia and Australasia with a number of species on Pacific islands. They feed mainly on insects and fruit. They build a neat cup-shaped nest high in a tree. They are fairly small birds, about 15 to 20 cm long. They are mainly black, grey and white in colour. Most species are fairly common but the Samoan triller is considered to be near threatened and the Norfolk Island subspecies of the long-tailed triller has become extinct. Taxonomy and systematics Extant species The genus now includes six species that were formerly assigned to the genus ''Coracina''. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that the species form part of the clade that contain members of the genus ''Lalage''. The genus contains 20 species: * Black-and-white triller, ''Lalage melanoleuca'' * Pied triller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-winged Triller
The white-winged triller (''Lalage tricolor'') is one of the smaller members of the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. It is found throughout mainland Australia and possibly on the islands to the north, including New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. It is resident or nomadic over the warmer part of its range (inland Australia and points north), and a summer breeding migrant to the cooler southern parts of Australia. White-winged trillers are fairly common in woodland, and open scrub through most of their range, and close to riverbeds in the central arid zone. The conspicuous male bird—black above and white below in breeding plumage—trills cheerfully through much of the day during the breeding season (mid-spring to early summer), frequently rising on fluttering wings in song flight. The female is similarly patterned but in dull fawns and white. In the non-breeding season, male birds appear similar to the female, retaining blackish feathers only on the wings and tail. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polynesian Triller
The Polynesian triller (''Lalage maculosa'') is a passerine bird belonging to the triller genus ''Lalage'' in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae. It has numerous subspecies distributed across the islands of the south-west Pacific. It is 15 to 16 cm long. The plumage varies geographically; some populations are contrastingly black and white while others have more grey or brown coloration. It is a noisy bird with a nasal, rasping call. The song is short and high-pitched. The breeding range extends through Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Niue, Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu and the Santa Cruz Islands. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats including man-made habitats such as plantations and gardens. It feeds on insects such as caterpillars and also feeds on fruit. The cup-shaped nest is placed in the fork of a tree branch. One or two eggs are laid; these are greenish with brown blotches. Gallery File:Polytriller abaca jun07.JPG, Subspecies ''L.m. pumila'', Abaca, Viti Levu, Fiji Isles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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