Polynesian triller (original) (raw)

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Species of bird

Polynesian triller
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Lalage
Species:	L. maculosa
Binomial name
Lalage maculosa(Peale, 1849)
Geographic range of the 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.

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  Subspecies L.m. pumila, Abaca, Viti Levu, Fiji Isles
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  Subspecies L.m. woodi, Savusavu, Vanua Levu, Fiji Isles
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  Subspecies L.m. woodi, Matei, Taveuni, Fiji Isles
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  Unknown subspecies, Nuku'alofa, Tonga

1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Lalage maculosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22706681A118730666. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22706681A118730666.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

• Bregulla, Heinrich L. (1992) Birds of Vanuatu, Anthony Nelson, Oswestry, England.
• Pratt, H. Douglas; Bruner, Philip L. & Berrett, Delwyn G. (1987), A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific, Princeton University Press, Chichester.