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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Lalage |
| Species: | L. sharpei
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| Binomial name | |
| Lalage sharpei Rothschild, 1900
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Geographic range of the Samoan triller
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Description
editThe 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Goldin, M. R. (2002). Field Guide to the Sāmoan Archipelago: Fish, Wildlife, and Protected Areas. Honolulu: Bess Press. pp. 230. ISBN 9781573061117.
- ^ Handbook of the Birds of the World - Alive: Samoan triller
- ^ a b c d Dhondt, A. (1976). "Bird observations in Western Samoa" (PDF). Notornis. 23: 29–43.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mayr, E. (1945). Birds of the Southwest Pacific. New York: Macmillan.
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