Biak triller

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Biak triller
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Campephagidae
Genus: Lalage
Species:
L. leucoptera
Binomial name
Lalage leucoptera
(Schlegel, 1871)

The Biak triller (Lalage leucoptera) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found on Biak. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black-browed triller (Lalage atrovirens), but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021. [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Lalage leucoptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T103702845A112237056. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103702845A112237056.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List" . Retrieved 13 June 2021.