Taxonomic classification <> Photos
The pied triller (Lalage nigra) belongs to the family Campephagidae under the order Passeriformes.
Pied triller taxonomy
The family Campephagidae was first introduced by Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – 26 October 1840), an Irish zoologist and politician, in the year 1825. The Campephagidae consists of five genera, viz., Coracina, Campochaera, Lalage, Campephaga and Pericrocotus.The genus Lalage was first described by Friedrich Boie (4 June 1789 – 3 March 1870), a German entomologist, herpetologist, ornithologist and lawyer, in the year 1826. The genus Lalage consists of nearly 15 species. They are fairly small birds with mainly black, grey and white plumage.
The species Lalage nigra was first described (as Turdus niger) by Raymond Robert Forster, (19 June 1922 – 1 July 2000), an arachnologist and museum director, in the year 1781. The Lalage nigra is polytypic and has three subspecies, viz., L. n. davisoni, L. n. striga and L. n. nigra.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Lalage nigra |
| Species: | L. nigra |
| Genus: | Lalage |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Campephagidae |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Pied triller - Lalage nigra 356 Photo by lonelyshrimp |
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| 2.Pied triller - Lalage nigra Photo by Lip Kee |
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| 3.Pied triller - Lalage nigra Photo by Lip Kee |
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| 5.Pied triller - Lalage nigra Photo by Lip Kee |
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| 6.Pied triller - Lalage nigra Photo by Francesco Veronesi |
1.Photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lonelyshrimp/33153884071/ (cropped)
Author: lonelyshrimp | License: Public domain as on 1/3/18
2.Pied triller photo source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/1713452628/ (cropped)
Author: Lip Kee | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 1/3/18
3.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/457704639/ (cropped)
Author: Lip Kee | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 1/3/18
4.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oespena/14304296576/ (cropped)
Author: ----- ^ _ ^ ------ | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 1/3/18
5.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lipkee/1837956597/ (cropped)
Author: Lip Kee | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 1/3/18
6.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/francesco_veronesi/29210267043/ (cropped)
Author: Francesco Veronesi | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 1/3/18
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