Black-and-white Triller (Lalage melanoleuca)
About the Black-and-white Triller
The black-and-white triller (Lalage melanoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. They 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. Two subspecies are recognized: L. m. melanoleuca — Known as the northern black-and-white triller; found on Luzon, Mindoro and Semirara Island L. m. minor — Known as the southern black-and-white triller; found on Samar, Leyte, Bohol and Mindanao
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Listed as recorded in Philippines in the xeno-canto catalogue.