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