Pied triller
Lalage nigra (J. R. Forster, 1781)
The pied triller (Lalage nigra) is a species in the family Campephagidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 28 g to 29 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the pied triller
- Weight
- 28 g – 29 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 14 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 2.7src 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 pied triller live?
Not recorded
What is the pied triller?
The pied triller (Lalage nigra) is a species of bird in the cuckooshrike family Campephagidae.
It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
From the Wikipedia article “Pied triller” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pied_triller&oldid=1351434436), 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 pied triller endangered?
The pied triller is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the pied triller classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCampephagidae
- genusLalage
- SpeciesLalage nigra (J. R. Forster, 1781)
Synonyms Coracina nigra, Lalage nigra nigra, Turdus niger, Turdus orientalis
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- eruguera garseraCatalan
- housenčík černohřbetýCzech
- Trydarwr BrithWelsh
- Broget TrillerDanish
- WeißstirnlalageGerman
- Buntscheckiger LalageGerman
- Weißstirn-LalageGerman
- Weißstirn-RaupenfängerGerman
- Oruguero PíoSpanish
- kurnulivertäjäFinnish
- Échenilleur tératFrench
- obrvasti skovranjCroatian
- Kapasan KemiriIndonesian
- Trillatore bianconeroItalian
- マダラナキサンショウクイJapanese
- Margasis treliuojantysis vikšralesysLithuanian
- parktrillefuglNorwegian Bokmål
- Bonte TrillerDutch
- gąsienicojad srokatyPolish
- lagarteiro-malhadoPortuguese
- lagarteirinho-malhadoPortuguese
- Белолобый личинкоед-свистунRussian
- Сорочий личинкоед-свистунRussian
- húseničiarka bieločeláSlovak
- svartvit drillfågelSwedish
- นกเขนน้อยคิ้วขาวThai
- оругеро широкобровийUkrainian
- 斑鹃鵙Chinese
- 黑原鵑鵙Chinese
Relatives of the pied triller
Other species in the same genus Lalage.
Long-tailed triller
Lalage leucopyga
Polynesian triller
Lalage maculosa
Black-browed triller
Lalage atrovirens
White-shouldered triller
Lalage sueurii
Rufous-bellied triller
Lalage aurea
White-rumped triller
Lalage leucopygialis
ComparePied triller vs Long-tailed trillerPied triller vs Polynesian trillerPied triller vs Black-browed trillerPied triller vs White-shouldered triller
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the pied triller?
An adult pied triller weighs 28 g – 29 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the pied triller endangered?
The pied 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 pied triller?
The pied triller (Lalage nigra) belongs to the family Campephagidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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