Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela(Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
English (US) Varied Triller
The Varied Triller (Lalage leucomela) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Campephagidae (Cuckooshrikes) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Lalage leucomela
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Varied Triller
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 14 subspecies for this species.
- Lalage leucomela keyensis
- Lalage leucomela polygrammica
- Lalage leucomela obscurior
- Lalage leucomela pallescens
- Lalage leucomela falsa
- Lalage leucomela karu
- Lalage leucomela albidior
- Lalage leucomela ottomeyeri
- Lalage leucomela tabarensis
- Lalage leucomela sumunae
- Lalage leucomela macrura
- Lalage leucomela rufiventris
- Lalage leucomela yorki
- Lalage leucomela leucomela
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Campephaga Leucomela
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
- Type locality
- Broad Sound, south Queensland.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15, pt.1 p.215
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cuckooshrikes
Long-tailed Triller
Lalage leucopyga
White-shouldered Triller
Lalage sueurii
White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor
Black-browed Triller
Lalage atrovirens
Biak Triller
Lalage leucoptera
White-browed Triller
Lalage moesta
Mussau Triller
Lalage conjuncta
Black-and-white Triller
Lalage melanoleuca
White-rumped Triller
Lalage leucopygialis
Pied Triller
Lalage nigra
Rufous-bellied Triller
Lalage aurea
Reunion Cuckooshrike
Lalage newtoni
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