Torrent-lark

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.

Torrent-lark
Male (left) and female (right) by William Matthew Hart
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Monarchidae
Genus:	Grallina
Species:	G. bruijnii
Binomial name
Grallina bruijnii Salvadori, 1876
Synonyms
Grallina bruijni

Though most Monarchidae birds make their nests out of plant materials, the torrent-lark makes its nest out of mud.^[2]