White-shouldered triller
Lalage sueurii (Vieillot, 1818)
The white-shouldered triller (Lalage sueurii) is a species in the family Campephagidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 26 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the white-shouldered triller
- Weight
- 26 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the white-shouldered triller live?
Not recorded
What is the white-shouldered triller?
The white-shouldered triller (Lalage sueurii) is a passerine bird belonging to the triller genus Lalage in the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae. It is found in Indonesia and East Timor. The white-winged triller (L. tricolor) of Australia and New Guinea was formerly included in this species but is now treated as a separate species.
It is a fairly small bird, 17 centimetres in length. The bill is grey with a black tip and the legs and feet are black. The male is mainly black above and white below. It has a grey rump, white stripe over the eye, white wing-patches and white on the outer tail-feathers. Females have a similar pattern to the males but are brown instead of black above and have fine black barring on the underparts.
The pied triller is similar but is slightly smaller with a broader stripe above the eye and more white in the wing. The male white-winged triller has no white stripe over the eye.
The song of the white-shouldered triller is a metallic whistling which is sometimes given in flight. It also utters a rapid series of harsh notes.
It occurs in eastern Java, southern Sulawesi, Bali and on the Lesser Sunda Islands. It inhabits open woodland, savannas and agricultural land in dry, lowland areas. It feeds on insects, often swooping down from a perch to catch them on the ground.
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Is the white-shouldered triller endangered?
The white-shouldered 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. What the categories mean.
How is the white-shouldered triller classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCampephagidae
- genusLalage
- SpeciesLalage sueurii (Vieillot, 1818)
Synonyms Ceblepyris timorensis, Lalage riedelii, Lalage sueurii sueurii, Lalage timoriensis celebensis, Lalage timoriensis var. celebensis, Perissolalage chalepa
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- White-winged trillerEnglish
- White-winged trillerEnglish
- eruguera de LesueurCatalan
- housenčík indonéskýCzech
- trydarwr adeinwynWelsh
- Hvidskuldret TrillerDanish
- WeißflügellalageGerman
- Weißflügel-LalageGerman
- Weißschulter-RaupenfängerGerman
- WeißschulterlalageGerman
- blankŝultra kampefagoEsperanto
- Oruguero de LesueurSpanish
- ruohikkolivertäjäFinnish
- Échenilleur de LesueurFrench
- bjelogrli skovranjCroatian
- tüskés hernyókapóHungarian
- Kapasan sayap-putihIndonesian
- Trillatore spallebiancheItalian
- ハジロナキサンショウクイJapanese
- baltapetis treliuojantysis vikšralesysLithuanian
- WitvleugeltrillerDutch
- hvitknoketrillefuglNorwegian
- gąsienicojad białoplamyPolish
- lagarteiro-d'ombros-brancosPortuguese
- lagarteirinho-de-ombros-brancosPortuguese
- Белокрылый личинкоед-свистунRussian
- Белоплечий личинкоед-свистунRussian
- húseničiarka bielokrídlaSlovak
- Triler svračak belih ramenaSerbian
- vitskuldrad drillfågelSwedish
- Lesueur TırtılyiyeniTurkish
- оругеро білокрилийUkrainian
- 白肩原鵑鵙Chinese
- 白肩鳴鵑鵙Chinese
- 白肩鸣鹃鵙Chinese
Relatives of the white-shouldered triller
Other species in the same genus Lalage.
Pied triller
Lalage nigra
Long-tailed triller
Lalage leucopyga
Polynesian triller
Lalage maculosa
Black-browed triller
Lalage atrovirens
Rufous-bellied triller
Lalage aurea
White-rumped triller
Lalage leucopygialis
CompareWhite-shouldered triller vs Pied trillerWhite-shouldered triller vs Long-tailed trillerWhite-shouldered triller vs Polynesian trillerWhite-shouldered triller vs Black-browed triller
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-shouldered triller?
An adult white-shouldered triller weighs 26 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-shouldered triller endangered?
The white-shouldered 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 white-shouldered triller?
The white-shouldered triller (Lalage sueurii) belongs to the family Campephagidae in the order Passeriformes.
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