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