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Triller (bird)
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The trillers are a genus
of passerine
bird
s belonging to the cuckoo-shrike
family Campephagidae. Their name comes from the loud trilling calls of the males. There are about 12 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.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of passerine
Passerine
A passerine is a bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds or, less accurately, as songbirds, the passerines form one of the most diverse terrestrial vertebrate orders: with over 5,000 identified species, it has roughly...
bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s belonging to the cuckoo-shrike
Cuckoo-shrike
The cuckooshrikes and allies in the Campephagidae family are small to medium-sized passerine bird species found in the subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia and Australasia...
family Campephagidae. Their name comes from the loud trilling calls of the males. There are about 12 species which occur in southern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
and Australasia
Australasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
with a number of species on Pacific islands. They feed mainly on insects and fruit. They build a neat cup-shaped nest
Nest
A nest is a place of refuge to hold an animal's eggs or provide a place to live or raise offspring. They are usually made of some organic material such as twigs, grass, and leaves; or may simply be a depression in the ground, or a hole in a tree, rock or building...
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
Samoan Triller
The Samoan Triller is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is endemic to Samoa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations .It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
is considered to be Near Threatened
Near Threatened
Near Threatened is a conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa that may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future, although it does not currently qualify for the threatened status...
and the Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance...
subspecies of the Long-tailed Triller
Long-tailed Triller
The Long-tailed Triller is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu...
has become extinct.
Species list
- Black-and-white TrillerBlack-and-white TrillerThe Black-and-white Triller is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is endemic to the Philippines.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
, Lalage melanoleuca - Pied TrillerPied TrillerThe Pied Triller is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.-References:...
, Lalage nigra - White-rumped TrillerWhite-rumped TrillerThe White-rumped Triller is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests....
, Lalage leucopygialis - White-shouldered TrillerWhite-shouldered TrillerThe White-shouldered Triller is a passerine bird belonging to the triller genus Lalage in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae. It is found in Indonesia and East Timor. The White-winged Triller The White-shouldered Triller (Lalage sueurii) is a passerine bird belonging to the triller genus...
, Lalage sueurii - White-winged TrillerWhite-winged TrillerThe White-winged Triller is one of the smaller members of the Cuckoo-shrike family, Campephagidae. It is found throughout mainland Australia and possibly on the islands to the north, including New Guinea and eastern Indonesia...
, Lalage tricolor - Rufous-bellied TrillerRufous-bellied TrillerThe Rufous-bellied Triller is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.-References:...
, Lalage aurea - White-browed TrillerWhite-browed TrillerThe White-browed Triller is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is endemic to Indonesia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
, Lalage moesta - Black-browed TrillerBlack-browed TrillerThe Black-browed Triller is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea....
, Lalage atrovirens - Varied TrillerVaried TrillerThe Varied Triller, Lalage leucomela like its better-known relative the White-winged Triller, is a smaller member of the Cuckoo-shrike family, Campephagidae...
, Lalage leucomela - Polynesian TrillerPolynesian TrillerThe Polynesian Triller 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...
, Lalage maculosa - Samoan TrillerSamoan TrillerThe Samoan Triller is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is endemic to Samoa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations .It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
, Lalage sharpei - Long-tailed TrillerLong-tailed TrillerThe Long-tailed Triller is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu...
, Lalage leucopyga- Norfolk Island TrillerNorfolk Island TrillerThe Norfolk Island Triller was a small passerine bird in the Cuckoo-shrike 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...
, Lalage leucopyga leucopyga
- Norfolk Island Triller