Varied Triller
Lalage leucomela
The varied triller like its better-known relative the white-winged triller, is a smaller member of the cuckoo-shrike family, Campephagidae. Varied trillers prefer warm, reasonably moist environments and are found in New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago, along much of the tropical and sub-tropical coastal hinterland of eastern Australia, from about the Sydney area to the tip of Cape York Peninsula, in the moister part of the Kimberley, and throughout the Top End. Source
Where is the Varied Triller now?
In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 6,989 times across 5 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).
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When does the Varied Triller arrive?
The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.
| Region | First arrival | Last arrival | Typical peak | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceania | 18 May 2026 | 18 May 2026 | 1 June 2026 | 1 |
Arriving at the same time in Oceania
- Scarlet Myzomela Myzomela sanguinolenta
- Gray Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
- Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
- White-plumed Honeyeater Ptilotula penicillata
- Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
- Wonga Pigeon Leucosarcia melanoleuca
- Torresian Crow Corvus orru
- Brown Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus
Every arrival in Oceania, month by month
Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.