| Samoan triller | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Genus: | Lalage |
| Species: | L. sharpei |
| Binomial name | |
| Lalage sharpei Rothschild, 1900 | |
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| 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. It is endemic to Samoa. 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. There is no sexual dimorphism in Samoan trillers, with both sexes possessing similar plumage, a yellow bill, and white iris. The upperparts of the plumage range from a brown to a grey-brown. The underparts, chest, and throat are white, with faint brown bars present on the bird's flanks.
References
- 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Lalage sharpei | |
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