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Order Gruiformes

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Order Gruiformes (10 families, 22 Species, 162? species)

• Family Aramidae (1 genus, 1 species)
  • Genus Aramus
    • Aramus guarauna
      Limpkin
• Family Cariamidae (2 genera, 2 species)
  Seriema
  • Genus Cariama
    • Cariama cristata
      Red-legged or Crested Seriema
  • Genus Chunga
    • Chunga burmeisteri
      Black-legged or Burmeister's Seriema
• Family Eurypygidae (1 genus, 1 species)
  • Genus Eurypyga
    • Eurypyga helias
      Sunbittern
• Family Gruidae (4 genera, 14 species)
  • Genus Grus
    Crane
    • Grus americana
      Whooping Crane
    • Grus canadensis
      Sandhill Crane
    • Grus canadensis pratensis
      Florida Sandhill Crane
    • Grus grus
      Common Crane
    • Grus rubicunda
      Australian Crane, Native Companion, or Brolga
  • Genus Anthropoides
    • Anthropoides virgo
      Demoiselle Crane
  • Genus Balearica
    • Balearica pavonina
      Crowned Crane
  • Genus Bugeranus
    • Bugeranus carunculatus
      Wattled Crane
• Family Heliornithidae (3 genera, 3 species)
  Finfoot
  • Genus Heliornis
    • Heliornis fulica
      Olive-coloured American Finfoot
  • Genus Podica
    • Podica senegalensis
      African Finfoot
  • Genus Heliopais
    • Heliopais personata
      Asiatic Finfoot
• Family Mesitornithidae (1 genus, 3 species)
  • Genus Mesoenas (3 species)
    Mesite
    • Mesoenas unicolor
    • Mesoenas variegata
    • Mesoenas benschi
      Bensch's Monias
• Family Otididae (2 genera, 22 species)
  Bustard
  • Genus Otis
    • Otis tarda
      Great Bustard
    • Otis tetrax
      Little Bustard
  • Genus Ardeotis
    • Ardeotis kori
      Great Paauw or Kori Bustard
    • Ardeotis arabs
      Arabian Bustard
• Family Pedionomidae (1 genus, 1 species)
  • Genus Pedionomus
    • Pedionomus torquatus
      Plains-wanderer
• Family Rallidae (5 genus, 100+ species)
  Rail
  • Genus Rallus
    • Rallus elegans
      King Rail
    • Rallus longirostris
      Clapper Rail
    • Rallus limicola
      Virginia Rail
    • Rallus aquaticus
      Water Rail
  • Genus Laterallus
    • Laterallus jamaicensis
      American Black Rail
  • Genus Crex
    • Crex crex
      Land Rail or Corncrake
  • Genus Atlantisia
    • Atlantisia rogersi
      Inaccessible Island Rail
  • Genus Gallirallus
    • Gallirallus australis
      Wekas
• Family Turnicidae (2 genera, 15 species)
  • Genus Turnix
    • Turnix sylvatica
      Striped Button Quail
    • Turnix maculosa
      Red-backed Button Quail
    • Turnix suscitator
      Button Quail
    • Turnix tanki
      Yellow-legged, Indian, or Chinese Button Quail
  • Genus Ortyxelos
    • Ortyxelos meiffrenii
      Lark Quail

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