Pied Triller

Lalage nigra

Least Concern

Overview

The pied triller (Lalage nigra) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat

This species is found across Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Three subspecies are recognised, with L. n. davisoni found in the Nicobar Islands, L. n. striga in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Nias, Bangka, Belitung, Java, Karimunjawa, and Bali, and L. n. nigra in Borneo and its satellites and the Philippines.

Did you know?

The type location of the pied triller was restricted to Singapore by the American zoologist Outram Bangs in 1922.

Sources

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