Torrent-lark
Species of bird
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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  | |
| 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]
