Torrent-lark

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Torrent-lark
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Male (left) and female (right) by William Matthew Hart
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Monarchidae
Genus: Grallina
Species:
G. bruijnii
Binomial name
Grallina bruijnii
Salvadori, 1876
Synonyms
  • Grallina bruijni

The torrent-lark (Grallina bruijnii) is a species of bird in the family Monarchidae found on New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Though most Monarchidae birds make their nests out of plant materials, the torrent-lark makes its nest out of mud. [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Grallina bruijnii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22707429A94123442. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22707429A94123442.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Perez, Daniela M.; Gardner, Janet L.; Medina, Iliana (2020-12-03). "Climate as an Evolutionary Driver of Nest Morphology in Birds: A Review". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2020.566018 . hdl: 1885/283998 . ISSN   2296-701X.