Genus: Grallina
Description
Mudlarks. Two mostly black-and-white species from Australia and New Guinea. Both share a similar plumage pattern and build their nest mainly with mud.
Taxonomy
Grallina is a genus in the family Monarchidae.
It was formerly placed in its own family, Grallinidae. The placement of this genus has long been debated and it has been placed within the Drongos or suggested to be closely related to the Butcherbirds and Currawongs, Woodswallows or Crows.
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| G. cyanoleuca | Magpie-lark | ||
| G. bruijnii | Torrent-lark | ||
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2009. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553507
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Grallina. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grallina
Pages in category ‘Grallina’
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
