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Latest revision as of 21:32, 1 January 2024
Alternative names: Red-bellied Triller; Moluccan Triller; Black-backed Triller
- Lalage aurea
Identification
20cm. A distinctively coloured Triller:
- Glossy blue-black upperparts
- Narrow white supercilium and broken eyering
- Black line from base of bill through eye
- White ear-coverts, cheeks and chin
- Black wings with white wing-bars
- Black tail
- Rufous throat and underparts
- White underwing-coverts
- Dark brown eye
- Black bill, dark grey legs
Females with slaty grey upperparts and an indistinctive white chin spot. Juveniles similar to females.
Distribution
Endemic to the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia.
Found on Morotai, Halmahera, Ternate, Kayoa, Kasiruta, Bacan and Obi.
Moderately common restricted-range species.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Forms a superspecies with Black-browed Triller and Varied Triller.
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and mangrove forests. From sea-level up to 450m.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects.
Forages in middle storey up to upper canopy.
No information about breeding.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliot, and D Christie, eds. 2005. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 10: Cuckoo-Shrikes to Thrushes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334726
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-bellied Triller. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-bellied_Triller
External Links
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