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A photo of a White-winged Triller (Lalage tricolor), male
White-winged Triller, Male

White-winged Triller

Lalage tricolor

The white-winged triller (Lalage tricolor) is one of the smaller members of the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. It is found throughout mainland Australia and possibly on the islands to the north, including New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. It is resident or nomadic over the warmer part of its range (inland Australia and points north), and a summer breeding migrant to the cooler southern parts of Australia. White-winged trillers are fairly common in woodland, and open scrub through most of their range, and close to riverbeds in the central arid zone. The conspicuous male bird—black above and white below in breeding plumage—trills cheerfully through much of the day during the breeding season (mid-spring to early summer), frequently rising on fluttering wings in song flight. The female is similarly patterned but in dull fawns and white. In the non-breeding season, male birds appear similar to the female, retaining blackish feathers only on the wings and tail. Typically 16 to 18 cm long, white-winged trillers eat a variety of insects, which are taken on the ground, from in foliage, or in the air.
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Sightings

A photo of a White-winged Triller photographed in Lee Point Australia
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Hannah Rolland
Tuesday 01 Aug 2023 - 3:05am
Australia
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ERIC BROWN
Saturday 15 Apr 2023 - 7:16am
Australia
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Matthew Egan
Wednesday 05 Oct 2022 - 6:50am
Australia
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Matthew Egan
Tuesday 04 Oct 2022 - 5:23pm
Australia
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