Long-tailed Triller
Lalage leucopyga(Gould, J, 1838)
English (US) Long-tailed Triller
The Long-tailed Triller (Lalage leucopyga) 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 leucopyga
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Long-tailed Triller
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Lalage leucopyga affinis
- Lalage leucopyga deficiens
- Lalage leucopyga albiloris
- Lalage leucopyga simillima
- Lalage leucopyga montrosieri
- Lalage leucopyga leucopyga
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Symmorphus leucopygus
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1838)
- Type locality
- 'New South Wales', error for Norfolk I.
- Original description
- A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands pt4 App. p.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Campephaga phoenicea
Purple-throated Cuckooshrike
Campephaga quiscalina
Golden Cuckooshrike
Campochaera sloetii
McGregor's Cuckooshrike
Malindangia mcgregori
Polynesian Triller
Lalage maculosa
Samoan Triller
Lalage sharpei
White-shouldered Triller
Lalage sueurii
White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor
Black-browed Triller
Lalage atrovirens
Biak Triller
Lalage leucoptera
White-browed Triller
Lalage moesta
Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela
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