White-winged Triller
Lalage tricolor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCampephagidae (Cuckooshrikes)
- GenusLalage (Trillers and Allies)
- SpeciesLalage tricolor (White-winged Triller)
The white-winged triller (Lalage tricolor) is one of the smaller members of the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. It is found throughout mainland Australia and possibly on the islands to the north, including New Guinea and eastern Indonesia. It is resident or nomadic over the warmer part of its range (inland Australia and points north), and a summer breeding migrant to the cooler southern parts of Australia. White-winged trillers are fairly common in woodland, and open scrub through most of their range, and close to riverbeds in the central arid zone. The conspicuous male bird—black above and white below in breeding plumage—trills cheerfully through much of the day during the breeding season (mid-spring to early summer), frequently rising on fluttering wings in song flight. The female is similarly patterned but in dull fawns and white. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Triller sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ningaloo Marine Park
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina novaehollandiae
Ground Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina maxima
Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens
Pied Butcherbird
Cracticus nigrogularis
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
Yellow-throated Miner
Manorina flavigula
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
Brown Honeyeater
Lichmera indistincta
Zebra Finch
Taeniopygia guttata
White-winged Fairywren
Malurus leucopterus
Western Bowerbird
Chlamydera guttata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 13 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-winged Triller in Ningaloo Marine Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Triller sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-winged Triller in Ningaloo Marine Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Triller in Ningaloo Marine Park in our monthly data.