Rufous-bellied triller | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Campephagidae |
Genus: | Lalage |
Species: | L. aurea |
Binomial name | |
Lalage aurea (Temminck, 1825) | |
The rufous-bellied triller (Lalage aurea) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to North Maluku in Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
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