Samoan Triller
Lalage sharpei Rothschild, 1900
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Samoan triller (Lalage sharpei), 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Samoan triller; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:07:46.182096+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lalage sharpei Rothschild, 1900
- Name authority
- Rothschild, 1900
- Common name
- Samoan Triller
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Campephagidae
- Genus
- Lalage
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCampephagidae Vigors, 1825
- genusLalage F. Boie, 1826
- speciesLalage sharpei Rothschild, 1900
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lalage. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| White-shouldered TrillerLalage sueurii (Vieillot, 1818) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-and-white TrillerLalage melanoleuca (Blyth, 1861) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Varied TrillerLalage leucomela (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-bellied TrillerLalage aurea (Temminck, 1825) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-browed TrillerLalage atrovirens (G. R. Gray, 1862) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-winged TrillerLalage tricolor (Swainson, 1825) | CampephagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=560665 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3RYB2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.