Grallina
Genus of birds
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::summary Genus of birds ::
| name = Grallina | image = Magpie-Lark male kobble aug06.jpg | image_caption = Male magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) | taxon = Grallina | authority = Vieillot, 1816 | type_species = Grallina melanoleuca | type_species_authority = Vieillot, 1816 | synonyms = * Tanypus | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text
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.
The monarch flycatchers are considered either as a subfamily Monarchinae, together with the fantails as part of the drongo family Dicruridae, or as a family Monarchidae in its own right. More broadly, they belong to the Corvida parvorder comprising many tropical and Australian passerines including pardalotes, fairy-wrens and honeyeaters as well as crows.
Species
Two species are recognized:
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| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Male magpie lark in suburban garden.jpg | 120px]] | Grallina cyanoleuca | Magpie-lark |
| [[File:Grallina bruijni - The Birds of New Guinea (cropped).jpg | 120px]] | Grallina bruijnii | Torrent-lark |
| :: |
References
References
- . ["Monarchidae"](https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=150). *The Trust for Avian Systematics*.
- (2015). "Phylogeny of the monarch flycatchers reveals extensive paraphyly and novel relationships within a major Australo-Pacific radiation". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
- Christidis L, Boles WE. (1994). "The Taxonomy and Species of Birds of Australia and its Territories". RAOU.
- Christidis L, Boles WE. (2008). "Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds". CSIRO Publishing.
- [[Charles Sibley. Sibley, Charles Gald]] & [[Jon Edward Ahlquist. Ahlquist, Jon Edward]] (1990): ''Phylogeny and classification of birds''. Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn.
- "IOC World Bird List 6.4". IOC World Bird List Datasets.
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