Samoan triller

Samoan triller
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Campephagidae
Genus:	Lalage
Species:	L. sharpei
Binomial name
Lalage sharpei Rothschild, 1900
Geographic range of the Samoan triller

The Samoan triller (Lalage sharpei), known in Samoan as miti tae, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. ^[2] It is endemic to Samoa. ^[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Description

The Samoan triller is a bird with a length of about 13 cm, smaller than its relative, the Polynesian triller. ^{[2] [4]} There is no sexual dimorphism in Samoan trillers, with both sexes possessing similar plumage, a yellow bill, and white iris. ^{[4] [5]} The upperparts of the plumage range from a brown to a grey-brown. ^[4] The underparts, chest, and throat are white, with faint brown bars present on the bird's flanks. ^{[4] [6]}

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Lalage sharpei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22706684A94083741. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706684A94083741.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Goldin, M. R. (2002). Field Guide to the Sāmoan Archipelago: Fish, Wildlife, and Protected Areas . Honolulu: Bess Press. pp.  230. ISBN   9781573061117.
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World - Alive: Samoan triller
4. Dhondt, A. (1976). "Bird observations in Western Samoa" (PDF). Notornis. 23: 29–43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
5. Mayr, E.; Ripley, S. D. (1941). "Birds collected during the Whitney South Sea expedition. XLIV, Notes on the genus Lalage Boie" (PDF). American Museum Novitates (1116): 1–18.
6. Mayr, E. (1945). Birds of the Southwest Pacific. New York: Macmillan.