White-winged Triller

White-winged Triller

OccasionalGBIF 18.4·Dongniao Rarity Index8.86

Lalage tricolor· 鹃鵙科· Passeriformes

White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor) 白翅鸣鹃鵙,是雀形目鹃鵙科鸣鹃鵙属的鸟类。广泛分布于澳大利亚大陆及可能的北部岛屿,包括新几内亚和东印度尼西亚。体长16至18厘米,以黑冠、白腹为显著特征,雄鸟在繁殖季时黑翼带白,尾尖亦白。栖息于多种林地环境,尤其偏爱开阔的桉树林。

Species Profile

IOC World Bird List

White-winged Triller

Lalage tricolor· Cuckooshrikes, Cicadabirds, Trillers

16-18.5 cm. Male: glossy black to below eye; pure white below; white shoulders, white edges to wing coverts form netted pattern; lower back/rump grey; tail black with white corners. Male eclipse (March-Aug.): like greyish female with black wings/tail, grey rump. Female: pale brown above, dark line through eye, slight pale eyebrow; buff edges to wing feathers form netted pattern; underparts washed brown. Immature: buffer, with scaled pattern. Singles, pairs, small flocks: flight graceful, undulating. Courting males fly slowly over territory, singing, with spread wings/tails. Forages in foliage, ground; hovers; takes nectar.

Similar Species
Varied Triller, Rufous Songlark.
Voice
clear, descending 'chiff-chiff-joey-joey-joey'; canary-like trill.
Habitat
open forests/woodlands/scrublands; watercourses.
Breeding
Aug.-March.
Nest
shallow cup of grass, rootlets, bark, spiders' web; on horizontal branch/fork, 1-20 m high; near nests of other black/white birds.
Eggs
2-3; green, streaked/blotched brown.
Range & Status
nomadic resident in n. and inland Aust.; breeding migrant to s. Aust. (Aug.-March) wintering in inland, n. Aust., perhaps PNG. Casual n. Tas. Fairly common. Also e. Indonesia, PNG.