Samoan triller | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Campephagidae |
Genus: | Lalage |
Species: | L. sharpei
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Binomial name | |
Lalage sharpei
Rothschild, 1900
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Geographic range of the Samoan triller
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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.
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]
Samoan triller | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Campephagidae |
Genus: | Lalage |
Species: | L. sharpei
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Binomial name | |
Lalage sharpei
Rothschild, 1900
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Geographic range of the Samoan triller
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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.
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]