- Lalage sueurii
Identification
17–18 cm (6¾-7 in)
Male
- Black upperparts
- White underparts
- Grey rump
- White stripe over the eye
- White wing-patches
- White outer tail-feathers
- Grey black-tipped bill
- Black legs and feet
Females
- Brown upperparts
- Fine black barring on the underparts
- Otherwise similar markings to the male
Distribution
Eastern Java, Bali, Sulawesi subregion and Lesser Sundas.
Taxonomy
White-winged Triller and White-shouldered Triller are considered conspecific (as White-winged Triller L. sueurii) by Boles and Cristidis, Birds Australia and Clements (2010). Dickinson (2003) and Gill and Donsker (2010) (and Opus) recognise two separate species.
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
They can be found in open forest, woodland, scrub and savanna; also in overgrown and lightly wooded cultivated areas.
Behaviour
There is no detailed information, but it is presumed that they eat insects, which they forage for in short grass.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2018)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) White-shouldered Triller. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 December 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-shouldered_Triller
