Polynesian triller

Polynesian triller
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Lalage
Species:	L. maculosa
Binomial name
Lalage maculosa (Peale, 1849)
Geographic range of the Polynesian triller

The Polynesian triller (Lalage maculosa) is a

.

It is 15 to 16 cm long. The plumage varies geographically; some populations are contrastingly black and white while others have more grey or brown coloration.

It is a noisy bird with a nasal, rasping call. The

is short and high-pitched.

The breeding range extends through Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Niue, Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu and the Santa Cruz Islands. It occurs in a wide variety of habitats including man-made habitats such as plantations and gardens. It feeds on insects such as caterpillars and also feeds on fruit.

The cup-shaped

are laid; these are greenish with brown blotches.

Gallery

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  Subspecies L.m. pumila, Abaca, Viti Levu, Fiji Isles
• 
  Subspecies L.m. woodi, Savusavu, Vanua Levu, Fiji Isles
• 
  Subspecies L.m. woodi, Matei, Taveuni, Fiji Isles
• 
  Unknown subspecies,

  Nuku'alofa

  , Tonga

Notes

References

• Bregulla, Heinrich L. (1992) Birds of Vanuatu, Anthony Nelson, Oswestry, England.
• Pratt, H. Douglas; Bruner, Philip L. & Berrett, Delwyn G. (1987), A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific, Princeton University Press, Chichester.