Mussau Triller - BirdForum Opus

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Lalage conjuncta

Distribution

Mussau (Bismarck Archipelago)

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly included as subspecies in Varied Triller.

Habitat

Rainforest, vine forest, riverine thickets, eucalypt forest and woodland, with a particular preference for the border areas between closed and open forests.

Behaviour

The diet includes insects (especially caterpillars), fruit (particularly figs), berries, and seeds.

They breed during rains. The nest is a very small shallow cup made of dry grass, twigs, rootlets, and spider webs placed on a horizontal branch or fork. 1 egg is laid.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v11.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.1. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Mussau Triller. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mussau_Triller

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