Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
CAMPEPHAGIDAE
Genus
Lalage
Species
leucomela
Fauna
True
Mapping

Common name
Varied Triller
Alternate name
Historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Widespread and not uncommon.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
True
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common and sedentary in a variety of forest types from rainforest to open forest and mangroves
Known location
Tallebudgera, Tallebudgera Creek EP, Pimpama, Pine Ridge CP, Southport, Jacobs Well, Nicoll Scrub NP
Other locality
Widespread and not uncommon in damp forests.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Rainforests, riparian forest, gullies, mangroves, open forest.
Specific ecology
Prefers thick understorey.
Habitat
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations