Black-browed Triller (Lalage atrovirens)

Other Names (World)
Black-browed Triller, White-rumped Triller, White-browed Triller, Tanimbar Triller

Family
Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gray, 1862)

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A whistling series of soft notes 'twee-twee-twee' and 'teweet-teweet'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Black-browed Triller (Lalage atrovirens) [XC141245]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Agats, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Black-browed Triller (Lalage atrovirens) [XC140881]
by Bas van Balen from Waropen Atas, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Rufous-bellied Triller (Lalage aurea), Varied Triller (Lalage leucomela) and Lalage conjuncta. Subspecies sometimes regarded as a full species Tanimbar Triller (Lalage moesta).

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

atrovirens (Gray, 1862) - Western Papuan Is (Waigeo, Salawati, Misool), and northern New Guinea from Vogelkop and Bomberai Peninsula east to region of R Sepik and R Ramu.
leucoptera (Schlegel, 1871) - Biak I, in Geelvink Bay. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Biak Triller (Lalage leucoptera).
moesta P. L. Sclater, 1883 - Tanimbar Islands (Arafura Sea). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Tanimbar Triller (Lalage moesta).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Black-browed Triller (Lalage atrovirens) - 10 files

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