Order Gruiformes
Order Gruiformes (10 families, 22 Species, 162? species)
- Family Aramidae (1 genus, 1 species)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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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