Showing posts with label Samoan Triller. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 1, 2013

>Lalage sharpei (Samoan Triller)

Samoan Triller






Samoan Triller
Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Campephagidae
Genus:Lalage
Species:L. sharpei
Binomial name
Lalage sharpei
Rothschild, 1900
The Samoan Triller (Lalage sharpei) is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is endemic to Samoa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.