Lalage leucoptera (Schlegel, 1871)

Bishop, K. David, 2023, The avifauna of Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia with comments on status, conservation, natural history and taxonomy, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 143 (1), pp. 3-62 : 46

BIAK TRILLER Lalage leucoptera # RR

Range Biak, Supiori.

Status Endemic species. Widespread and common. Obtained by most collectors and recorded by most visitors. Inhabits selectively logged and primary forest, less common in degraded forest and lightly wooded farmland. Often noisy and conspicuous, in pairs duetting while perched on exposed branches at or about canopy height, occasionally in small groups of 3‒4.