The Mussau triller (''Lalage conjuncta'') is a smaller member of the

cuckooshrike The cuckooshrikes and allies in the family Campephagidae are small to medium-sized passerine bird species found in the subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia and Australasia. The 93 species are divided into 11 genera. The woodshrikes (''Tephrodorn ...

family, Campephagidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the

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 Gu ...

. It is found on the

St Matthias Islands The St Matthias Islands (also known as the Mussau islands) are a small archipelago group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, in northern Papua New Guinea. They are within New Ireland Province. Geography There are at least 10 islands. The larg ...

in the

Bismarck Archipelago The Bismarck Archipelago (, ) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about 50,000 square km. History The first inhabitants o ...

References

*Taylor, P.B. 2005. Family Campephagidae (cuckoo-shrikes). Pages 40–122 in J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, and D.A. Christie (editors), Handbook of the birds of the world. Volume 10. Cuckoo-shrikes to thrushes. Lynx Edicions. Barcelona. {{Taxonbar, from=Q10784202 Mussau triller Birds of New Ireland Province Mussau triller