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Long-tailed triller

Lalage leucopyga (Gould, 1838)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The long-tailed triller (Lalage leucopyga) is a species in the family Campephagidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 24 g to 30 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the long-tailed triller

Weight
24 g – 30 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the long-tailed triller live?

Not recorded

What is the long-tailed triller?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-tailed triller (Lalage leucopyga) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. The Norfolk Island subspecies of the long-tailed triller, the Norfolk triller, has become extinct. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-tailed triller” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-tailed_triller&oldid=1379734218), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the long-tailed triller endangered?

The long-tailed triller is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the long-tailed triller classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCampephagidae
  6. genusLalage
  7. SpeciesLalage leucopyga (Gould, 1838)

Synonyms Symmorphus leucopygus

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • eruguera de GouldCatalan
  • housenčík dlouhoocasýCzech
  • Trydarwr CynffonhirWelsh
  • Langhalet TrillerDanish
  • LangschwanzlalageGerman
  • Graubürzel-RaupenfängerGerman
  • Langschwanz-LalageGerman
  • melanezia kampefagoEsperanto
  • Oruguero colilargoSpanish
  • pitkäpyrstölivertäjäFinnish
  • Échenilleur pieFrench
  • bjeloprugi skovranjCroatian
  • Trillatore codalungaItalian
  • オナガナキサンショウクイJapanese
  • ilgauodegis treliuojantysis vikšralesysLithuanian
  • LangstaarttrillerDutch
  • melanesiatrillefuglNorwegian
  • gąsienicojad białolicyPolish
  • lagarteiro-rabilongoPortuguese
  • lagarteirinho-rabilongoPortuguese
  • Светлогузый личинкоедRussian
  • Длиннохвостый личинкоед-свистунRussian
  • húseničiarka strakatáSlovak
  • Dugorepi triler svračakSerbian
  • långstjärtad drillfågelSwedish
  • Uzun Kuyruklu TırtılyiyenTurkish
  • оругеро довгохвостийUkrainian
  • 長尾原鵑鵙Chinese
  • 長尾鳴鵑鵙Chinese
  • 长尾鸣鹃鵙Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the long-tailed triller

Other species in the same genus Lalage.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the long-tailed triller?

An adult long-tailed triller weighs 24 g – 30 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-tailed triller endangered?

The long-tailed triller is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the long-tailed triller?

The long-tailed triller (Lalage leucopyga) belongs to the family Campephagidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-tailed triller (Lalage leucopyga). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-triller

MLA

“Long-tailed triller (Lalage leucopyga).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-triller.

BibTeX
@misc{long_tailed_triller_2026,
  title = {Long-tailed triller (Lalage leucopyga)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-triller},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}