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White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor(Swainson, 1825)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Genus
- Lalage
At a glance
The White-winged Triller is a small bird, about 17–20 cm long, native to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 17–20 cm
- Origin
- Native
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Very common
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a White-winged Triller look like?
The White-winged Triller is a small bird, about 17–20 cm long and weighing 21–35 g.
The white-winged triller is one of the smaller members of the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. It is found throughout mainland Australia and possibly on the islands to the north, including New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. It is resident or nomadic over the warmer part of its range, and a summer breeding migrant to the cooler southern parts of Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a White-winged Triller?
The White-winged 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
jimchurches · Remainder of ACT, AU-CT, AU
Call
Claudia Schipp · Launceston St after Burnie St, Lyons ACT 2606, Australia
Call
jimchurches · Remainder of ACT, AU-CT, AU
Call
julie burgher · South Australia, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a White-winged Triller eat?
The White-winged Triller feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen, seeds and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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