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Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Genus
- Lalage
At a glance
The Varied Triller is a small bird, about 18–21 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 18–21 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Varied Triller look like?
The Varied Triller is a small bird, about 18–21 cm long and weighing 24–40 g.
The varied triller like its better-known relative the white-winged triller, is a smaller member of the cuckoo-shrike family, Campephagidae. Varied trillers prefer warm, reasonably moist environments and are found in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, along much of the tropical and sub-tropical coastal hinterland of eastern Australia, from about the Sydney area to the tip of Cape York Peninsula, in the moister part of the Kimberley, and throughout the Top End.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Varied Triller?
The Varied Triller is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
James K. Douch · Smithfield Conservation Park, Smithfield, QLD, AU
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Tim · Kuranda QLD 4881, Australia
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Martin Rady · Redbank Creek QLD 4312, Australia
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jimchurches · Ourimbah, NSW, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Varied Triller eat?
The Varied Triller feeds on fruit and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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