Grallinidae

Grallinidae

The Grallinidae was a presumed family of passerine birds. In DNA researchFact|date=February 2007, however, the species in this family were discovered to be unrelated.

The four species that were formerly considered to be Grallinidae were:
* the Magpie-lark ("Grallina cyanoleuca")
* the Torrent-lark ("Grallina bruijni")
* the White-winged Chough ("Corcorax melanorhamphos")
* the Apostlebird ("Struthidea cinerea")

The first two of these are now often assigned to the Dicruridae family, although some people still classify them in a separate family. The latter two form the Corcoracidae family.

External links

* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/familia.phtml?idFamilia=181 Grallinidae videos] on the Internet Bird Collection


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