Grallina
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Grallina is a genus of passerine bird native to Australia and New Guinea. It is a member of a group of birds termed monarch flycatchers.
Taxonomy
Higher taxonomy
Long thought to be a member of the mudnest builder family Corcoracidae, the magpie-lark and torrent lark have been reclassified in the family Monarchidae (the monarch flycatchers). The two make up a lineage that split off early from other monarchs and has no close relatives within the family.[1]
The monarch flycatchers are considered either as a subfamily Monarchinae, together with the fantails as part of the drongo family Dicruridae,[2] or as a family Monarchidae in its own right.[3] More broadly, they belong to the Corvida parvorder comprising many tropical and Australian passerines including pardalotes, fairy-wrens and honeyeaters as well as crows.[4]
Species
Two species are recognized:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Male magpie lark in suburban garden.jpg | Grallina cyanoleuca | Magpie-lark | Australia, Timor, and southern New Guinea |
| File:Grallina bruijni - The Birds of New Guinea (cropped).jpg | Grallina bruijnii | Torrent-lark | New Guinea |
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References
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