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Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Campephagidae — Cuckooshrikes
Varied Triller, Lalage leucomela, is a passerine of the cuckooshrike family found in southern New Guinea and its satellites, the Bismarck Archipelago, and northern and eastern Australia. It was described by Vigors & Horsfield in 1827. In its range it is associated with rainforest, vine forest, river-edge thickets, eucalypt forest and woodland, especially where closed and open forest meet. It is a member of Campephagidae and is a smaller relative of the white-winged triller. An alternative name is Pied Caterpillar-eater, and the Mussau triller was once treated as a subspecies.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Campephagidae — Cuckooshrikes
- Breeding range
- Australasia: s New Guinea and satellites, Bismarck Arch. and n, e Australia
