Samoan triller

The Samoan triller (Lalage sharpei), known in Samoan as miti tae, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.[2] It is endemic to Samoa.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Samoan triller
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Lalage
Species:
L. sharpei
Binomial name
Lalage sharpei
  Geographic range of the Samoan triller

Description

The Samoan triller is a bird with a length of about 13 cm, smaller than its relative, the Polynesian triller.[2][4] There is no sexual dimorphism in Samoan trillers, with both sexes possessing similar plumage, a yellow bill, and white iris.[4][5] The upperparts of the plumage range from a brown to a grey-brown.[4] The underparts, chest, and throat are white, with faint brown bars present on the bird's flanks.[4][6]

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Lalage sharpei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Goldin, M. R. (2002). Field Guide to the Sāmoan Archipelago: Fish, Wildlife, and Protected Areas. Honolulu: Bess Press. pp. 230. ISBN 9781573061117.
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World - Alive: Samoan triller
  4. Dhondt, A. (1976). "Bird observations in Western Samoa" (PDF). Notornis. 23: 29–43.
  5. Mayr, E.; Ripley, S. D. (1941). "Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea expedition. XLIV, Notes on the genus Lalage Boie" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (1116): 1–18.
  6. Mayr, E. (1945). Birds of the Southwest Pacific. New York: Macmillan.


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