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 Rothschild, 1900 | |
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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
- BirdLife International (2012). "Lalage sharpei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Goldin, M. R. (2002). Field Guide to the Sāmoan Archipelago: Fish, Wildlife, and Protected Areas. Honolulu: Bess Press. pp. 230. ISBN 9781573061117.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World - Alive: Samoan triller
- Dhondt, A. (1976). "Bird observations in Western Samoa" (PDF). Notornis. 23: 29–43.
- 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.
- Mayr, E. (1945). Birds of the Southwest Pacific. New York: Macmillan.
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