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Magpie-lark
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Family: Grallinidae

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

Grallinidae would be a monotypic family in the Order Passeriformes.
The two species of the genus Grallina are now placed in the family Monarchidae.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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

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