What is "grallinidae"

The Grallinidae was a presumed family of passerine birds. In DNA research, 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.