About the Samoan Triller
The Samoan triller, 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.
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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. The Samoan triller has been observed foraging in the crowns of forest trees, where it feeds on insects collected from leaves and twigs.
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Where the Samoan Triller lives
When to see the Samoan Triller
Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
White-browed TrillerLalage moestaThe white-browed triller is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
Mussau TrillerLalage conjunctaThe Mussau triller is a smaller member of the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae.
Black-and-white TrillerLalage melanoleucaThey are sexually dimorphic in which males have the eponymous black bib and overall darker plumage with the females lighter and having "bibs" of either gray or white depending on the subspecies.
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