White-rumped Triller (Lalage leucopygialis) [XC179377]
by Frank Lambert from Palolo, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia (call)
White-rumped Triller (Lalage leucopygialis) [XC151995]
by Frank Lambert from Tambun, West Dumoga, North Sulawesi, Indonesia (call)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
May form a superspecies with Pied Triller (Lalage nigra), and the two are often considered conspecific. Nevertheless, on basis of plumage characters, Pied Triller (Lalage nigra)appears to be closer to White-shouldered Triller (Lalage sueurii) than to present species. Sympatry of present species with White-shouldered Triller (Lalage sueurii) in Sulawesi means that these two can not satisfactorily belong to the same superspecies.