Torrent-lark
Grallina bruijniiSalvadori, AT, 1876
English (US) Torrent-lark
The Torrent-lark (Grallina bruijnii) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Monarchidae (Monarch Flycatchers, Paradise Flycatchers, and Shrikebills) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: swift-flowing mountain streams of New GuineaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Grallina bruijnii
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Torrent-lark
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1876
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Grallina bruijni
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1876
- Type locality
- Arfak Mountains, northwestern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7(1875) p.929
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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