Long-tailed Triller (Lalage leucopyga)
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Long-tailed Triller

Lalage leucopyga (Gould, 1838)

24 gWeight

The long-tailed triller (Lalage leucopyga) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.

Busiest months: November · Most records: New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands

Long-tailed Triller has been recorded at 21 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Parc de la Rivière BleueNew Caledonia123 records
  2. Parc des Grandes FougèresNew Caledonia101 records
  3. Mont KoghiNew Caledonia65 records
More places
  1. Aéroport de WhitegrassVanuatu58 records
  2. Makira West near AnutaSolomon Islands24 records
  3. Refugio de FarinoNew Caledonia21 records
  4. Route du Kaori Géant, Province Sud, NC (-22,109, 166,691)New Caledonia18 records
  5. Green LakeVanuatu17 records
  6. Noumea – Parc ForestierNew Caledonia17 records
  7. Parc les Grandes Fougéres – access roadNew Caledonia16 records

Countries and regions with the most records

New CaledoniaVanuatuSolomon Islands

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The long-tailed triller (Lalage leucopyga) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is found in New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. The Norfolk Island subspecies of the long-tailed triller, the Norfolk triller, has become extinct.

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Questions

How big is the Long-tailed Triller?

The Long-tailed Triller weighs around 24 g.

Where does the Long-tailed Triller live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: Makira (southeastern Solomon Islands), Vanuatu and New Caledonia including Loyalty Islands. It is most often recorded in New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Solomon Islands.

When is the best time to see the Long-tailed Triller?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Long-tailed Triller endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Long-tailed Triller as Least Concern.

What does the Long-tailed Triller eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Long-tailed Triller in?

It belongs to the family Cuckooshrikes (Campephagidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
24 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
85 mm
Tail
78 mm
Bill
18 mm
Tarsus
24 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: Makira (southeastern Solomon Islands), Vanuatu and New Caledonia including Loyalty Islands

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Cuckooshrikes Campephagidae
Genus
Lalage

Other birds in the genus Lalage

Long-tailed Triller

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