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