Samoan Triller
Lalage sharpeiRothschild, LW, 1900
English (US) Samoan Triller
The Samoan Triller (Lalage sharpei) 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 sharpei
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Samoan Triller
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW, 1900
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Lalage sharpei sharpei
- Lalage sharpei tenebrosa
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Rothschild, LW, 1900
- Type locality
- Upolu Island, Samoa Group.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 10 p.40
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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