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[[Image:40934Varied Triller Lalage leucomela Holmes Jungle 5429b 6-2-07.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|tcollins|tcollins}} <br />Darwin, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]] ]]
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[[Image:40934Varied Triller Lalage leucomela Holmes Jungle 5429b 6-2-07.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Male, Subspecies ''rufiventris''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|tcollins|tcollins}} <br />Darwin, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], February 2007]]
 
;[[:Category:Lalage|Lalage]] leucomela
 
;[[:Category:Lalage|Lalage]] leucomela
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
17-18cm. Black upperparts, dark grey rumps, and white markings through the wings. Their underparts are white with fine dark barring and a cinnamon vent. Females have browner upper-parts and barred, grey-buff underparts.
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[[Image:Varied TrillerKen.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female, subspecies '' yorki''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Ken+Doy|Ken Doy}}<br />Eagleby Wetlands, [[Australia]], June, 2018]]
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[[Image:1555 Triller, Varied 03b.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Male, subspecies '' yorki''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|peterday|peterday}} <br />Halloran Hill, Qld, [[Australia]], July, 2019]]
  
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17–19·5 cm (6¾-7¾ in)
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*White forehead and [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]
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*Black upperparts
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*Dark grey rump
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*White markings on wings
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*White underparts with fine dark barring
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*Cinnamon vent<br />
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'''Female''': browner upperparts and barred, grey-buff underparts
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[New Guinea]], [[Bismarck Archipelago]], and eastern [[Australia]].
 
[[New Guinea]], [[Bismarck Archipelago]], and eastern [[Australia]].
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[[Mussau Triller]] was formerly included in this species.
 
[[Mussau Triller]] was formerly included in this species.
 
====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
''Lalage leucomela'' has 15 subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
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''Lalage leucomela'' has 15 subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
*''L. l. keyensis''
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*''L. l. keyensis'': Kai Islands (Kai Kecil, Kai Besar and Add)
:*Kai Islands (Kai Kecil, Kai Besar and Add)
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*''L. l. polygrammica'': Aru Islands and eastern [[New Guinea]]
*''L. l. polygrammica''
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*''L. l. obscurior'': D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago
:*Aru Islands and eastern New Guinea
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*''L. l. trobriandi'': Trobriand Islands
*''L. l. obscurior''
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*''L. l. pallescens'': Louisiade Archipelago (Misima and Tagula)
:*D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago
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*''L. l. falsa'' Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, Umboi and Duke of York)
*''L. l. trobriandi''
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*''L. l. karu'': New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago)
:*Trobriand Islands
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*''L. l. albidior'': New Hanover (Bismarck Archipelago)
*''L. l. pallescens''
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*''L. l. ottomeyeri'': Lihir Islands (Bismarck Archipelago)
:*Louisiade Archipelago (Misima and Tagula)
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*''L. l. tabarensis'': Tabar Island (Bismarck Archipelago)
*''L. l. falsa''
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*''L. l. sumunae'': Dyaul Island (Bismarck Archipelago)
:*Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, Umboi and Duke of York)
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*''L. l. macrura'': North-western [[Western Australia]] (western Kimberley Division)
*''L. l. karu''
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*''L. l. rufiventris'': Northern [[Northern Territory]] (Melville Island, Arnhem Land, Groote Eylandt)
:*New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago)
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*''L. l. yorki'': Northern [[Queensland]] (islands in southern Torres Strait and Cape York Peninsula)
*''L. l. albidior''
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*''L. l. leucomela'': Eastern [[Australia]] (central Queensland to central [[New South Wales]])
:*New Hanover (Bismarck Archipelago)
 
*''L. l. ottomeyeri''
 
:*Lihir Islands (Bismarck Archipelago)
 
*''L. l. tabarensis''
 
:*Tabar Island (Bismarck Archipelago)
 
*''L. l. sumunae''
 
:*Dyaul Island (Bismarck Archipelago)
 
*''L. l. macrura''
 
:*North-western Western Australia (western Kimberley Division)
 
*''L. l. rufiventris''
 
:*Northern Northern Territory (Melville Island, Arnhem Land, Groote Eylandt)
 
*''L. l. yorki''
 
:*Northern Queensland (islands in southern Torres Strait and Cape York Peninsula)
 
*''L. l. leucomela''
 
:*Eastern Australia (central Queensland to central New South Wales)
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Rainforest, vine forest, riverine thickets, eucalypt forest and woodland, with a particular preference for the border areas between closed and open forests.
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Rain and dry forests, vine forest, riverine thickets, eucalypt forest and woodland, they show a marked partiality for border areas between closed and open forests.
  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
====Diet====
 
====Diet====
The diet  includes  insects (especially caterpillars), fruit (particularly figs), berries, and seeds.
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The diet  consists of insects (especially caterpillars) and grasshopper, with the addition of figs and other fruit, berries, and seeds.
 
====Breeding====
 
====Breeding====
They breed during rains. The nest is a very small shallow cup made of dry grass, twigs, rootlets, and spider webs placed on a horizontal branch or fork. 1 egg is laid.
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They breed during the rainy season. The nest is a very small shallow cup made of dry grass, twigs, rootlets, and spider webs placed on a horizontal branch or fork. They lay a single egg.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker10}}  
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker10}}
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#The Website of Everything
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Varied+Triller}}
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{{GSearch|"Lalage leucomela" {{!}} "Varied Triller"}}
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{{GS-checked}}1
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{{Video|Varied_Triller}}
 
  
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lalage]] [[Category:Videos]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Lalage]]

Latest revision as of 10:39, 1 May 2023

Male, Subspecies rufiventris
Photo © by tcollins
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, February 2007
Lalage leucomela

Identification

Female, subspecies yorki
Photo © by Ken Doy
Eagleby Wetlands, Australia, June, 2018
Male, subspecies yorki
Photo © by peterday
Halloran Hill, Qld, Australia, July, 2019

17–19·5 cm (6¾-7¾ in)

  • White forehead and supercilium
  • Black upperparts
  • Dark grey rump
  • White markings on wings
  • White underparts with fine dark barring
  • Cinnamon vent

Female: browner upperparts and barred, grey-buff underparts

Distribution

New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, and eastern Australia.

Taxonomy

Mussau Triller was formerly included in this species.

Subspecies

Lalage leucomela has 15 subspecies:[1]:

  • L. l. keyensis: Kai Islands (Kai Kecil, Kai Besar and Add)
  • L. l. polygrammica: Aru Islands and eastern New Guinea
  • L. l. obscurior: D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago
  • L. l. trobriandi: Trobriand Islands
  • L. l. pallescens: Louisiade Archipelago (Misima and Tagula)
  • L. l. falsa Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain, Umboi and Duke of York)
  • L. l. karu: New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago)
  • L. l. albidior: New Hanover (Bismarck Archipelago)
  • L. l. ottomeyeri: Lihir Islands (Bismarck Archipelago)
  • L. l. tabarensis: Tabar Island (Bismarck Archipelago)
  • L. l. sumunae: Dyaul Island (Bismarck Archipelago)
  • L. l. macrura: North-western Western Australia (western Kimberley Division)
  • L. l. rufiventris: Northern Northern Territory (Melville Island, Arnhem Land, Groote Eylandt)
  • L. l. yorki: Northern Queensland (islands in southern Torres Strait and Cape York Peninsula)
  • L. l. leucomela: Eastern Australia (central Queensland to central New South Wales)

Habitat

Rain and dry forests, vine forest, riverine thickets, eucalypt forest and woodland, they show a marked partiality for border areas between closed and open forests.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet consists of insects (especially caterpillars) and grasshopper, with the addition of figs and other fruit, berries, and seeds.

Breeding

They breed during the rainy season. The nest is a very small shallow cup made of dry grass, twigs, rootlets, and spider webs placed on a horizontal branch or fork. They lay a single egg.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
  1. The Website of Everything
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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