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White-winged Triller

Lalage tricolor

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Primary Traits

FamilyCampephagidae
OrderPasseriformes
RealmAustralian
HabitatSavanna
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

26.1 g

Elevation

700 m - 1,000 m

Data points

49

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Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Lalage tricolor

English name

White-winged Triller

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Campephagidae

Genus

Lalage

Species

tricolor

Data source

CBAB, BOTW, D07

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Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Australian

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

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Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

No data

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

21 g

Maximum unsexed mass

32 g

Average mass

26.1 g

Minimum elevation

0 m

Typical lower elevation

700 m

Typical upper elevation

1,000 m

Maximum elevation

No data

Elevation range

300 m

Typical elevation

850 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Savanna

Habitat breadth

5

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

4

Diet specialization index

0.7

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

Colonial, Social, Pairs and family groups, Singly and pairs

Mating system

Monogamous, Polygynous

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Saucer

Nest substrate

Shrub/Bush/Vine, Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

2

Minimum clutch size

1

Maximum clutch size

3

Incubating sex

Both

Minimum incubation period

14 d

Maximum incubation period

No data

Minimum fledging period

12 d

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

2

Average fledging period

12 d

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Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Partial Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic