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Category:Gruiformes

From Opus

Order: Gruiformes

[edit] Description

[edit] Taxonomy

Gruiformes is an order in the class Aves.
The Hoatzin was formerly placed in this order but it was moved by Clements to the Cuculiformes. The Seriemas were also placed here, but are now moved into their own family, Cariamidae.

Order Gruiformes view • edit

Family Mesitornithidae view • edit

Genus Mesitornis view • edit
M. variegatus White-breasted Mesite
M. unicolor Brown Mesite

Genus Monias view • edit
M. benschi Subdesert Mesite

Family Turnicidae view • edit

Genus Turnix view • edit
T. sylvaticus Small Buttonquail
T. maculosus Red-backed Buttonquail
T. hottentottus Black-rumped Buttonquail
T. tanki Yellow-legged Buttonquail
T. ocellatus Spotted Buttonquail
T. suscitator Barred Buttonquail
T. nigricollis Madagascar Buttonquail
T. melanogaster Black-breasted Buttonquail
T. castanotus Chestnut-backed Buttonquail
T. olivii Buff-breasted Buttonquail
T. varius Painted Buttonquail
T. worcesteri Worcester's Buttonquail
T. everetti Sumba Buttonquail
T. pyrrhothorax Red-chested Buttonquail
T. velox Little Buttonquail

Genus Ortyxelos view • edit
O. meiffrenii Quail-plover

Family Rallidae view • edit

Genus Sarothrura view • edit
S. pulchra White-spotted Flufftail
S. elegans Buff-spotted Flufftail
S. rufa Red-chested Flufftail
S. lugens Chestnut-headed Flufftail
S. boehmi Streaky-breasted Flufftail
S. affinis Striped Flufftail
S. insularis Madagascar Flufftail
S. ayresi White-winged Flufftail
S. watersi Slender-billed Flufftail

Genus Himantornis view • edit
H. haematopus Nkulengu Rail

Genus Canirallus view • edit
C. oculeus Grey-throated Rail
C. kioloides Kioloides Rail

Genus Coturnicops view • edit
C. exquisitus Swinhoe's Rail
C. noveboracensis Yellow Rail
C. notatus Speckled Rail

Genus Micropygia view • edit
M. schomburgkii Ocellated Crake

Genus Rallina view • edit
R. rubra Chestnut Forest-Rail
R. leucospila White-striped Forest-Rail
R. forbesi Forbes's Forest-Rail
R. mayri Mayr's Forest-Rail
R. tricolor Red-necked Crake
R. canningi Andaman Crake
R. fasciata Red-legged Crake
R. eurizonoides Slaty-legged Crake

Genus Laterallus view • edit
L. levraudi Rusty-flanked Crake
L. melanophaius Rufous-sided Crake
L. ruber Ruddy Crake
L. albigularis White-throated Crake
L. exilis Gray-breasted Crake
L. spilonotus Galapagos Rail
L. jamaicensis Black Rail
L. tuerosi Junin Rail
L. leucopyrrhus Red-and-white Crake
L. xenopterus Rufous-faced Crake

Genus Nesoclopeus view • edit
N. woodfordi Woodford's Rail
N. poecilopterus
Bar-winged Rail

Genus Gallirallus view • edit
G. australis Weka
G. lafresnayanus New Caledonian Rail
G. sylvestris Lord Howe Rail
G. okinawae Okinawa Rail
G. pacificus
Tahiti Rail
G. philippensis Buff-banded Rail
G. modestus
Chatham Islands Rail
G. sharpei Sharpe's Rail
G. dieffenbachii
Dieffenbach's Rail
G. insignis New Britain Rail
G. owstoni
Guam Rail
G. wakensis
Wake Island Rail
G. torquatus Barred Rail
G. calayanensis Calayan Rail
G. rovianae Roviana Rail
G. striatus Slaty-breasted Rail

Genus Crex view • edit
C. crex Corn Crake

Genus Rougetius view • edit
R. rougetii Rouget's Rail

Genus Aramidopsis view • edit
A. plateni Platen's Rail

Genus Atlantisia view • edit
A. rogersi Inaccessible Island Rail

Genus Rallus view • edit
R. longirostris Clapper Rail
R. elegans King Rail
R. wetmorei Plain-flanked Rail
R. limicola Virginia Rail
R. semiplumbeus Bogota Rail
R. antarcticus Austral Rail
R. aquaticus Water Rail
R. caerulescens African Rail
R. madagascariensis Madagascar Rail

Genus Lewinia view • edit
L. mirificus Brown-banded Rail
L. pectoralis Lewin's Rail
L. muelleri Auckland Islands Rail

Genus Dryolimnas view • edit
D. cuvieri White-throated Rail

Genus Crecopsis view • edit
C. egregia African Crake

Genus Aramides view • edit
A. ypecaha Giant Wood Rail
A. wolfi Brown Wood Rail
A. mangle Little Wood Rail
A. axillaris Rufous-necked Wood Rail
A. cajanea Gray-necked Wood Rail
A. calopterus Red-winged Wood Rail
A. saracura Slaty-breasted Wood Rail

Genus Amaurolimnas view • edit
A. concolor Uniform Crake

Genus Gymnocrex view • edit
G. rosenbergii Bald-faced Rail
G. plumbeiventris Bare-eyed Rail
G. talaudensis Talaud Rail

Genus Amaurornis view • edit
A. akool Brown Crake
A. isabellina Isabelline Bush-hen
A. olivacea Plain Bush-hen
A. phoenicurus White-breasted Waterhen
A. magnirostris Talaud Bush-hen
A. moluccana Rufous-tailed Bush-hen
A. flavirostra Black Crake
A. olivieri Sakalava Rail
A. bicolor Black-tailed Crake

Genus Anurolimnas view • edit
A. castaneiceps Chestnut-headed Crake
A. viridis Russet-crowned Crake
A. fasciatus Black-banded Crake

Genus Porzana view • edit
P. parva Little Crake
P. pusilla Baillon's Crake
P. palmeri
Laysan Crake
P. porzana Spotted Crake
P. fluminea Australian Crake
P. carolina Sora
P. sandwichensis
Hawaiian Crake
P. spiloptera Dot-winged Crake
P. albicollis Ash-throated Crake
P. fusca Ruddy-breasted Crake
P. paykullii Band-bellied Crake
P. tabuensis Spotless Crake
P. monasa
Kosrae Crake
P. atra Henderson Island Crake
P. flaviventer Yellow-breasted Crake
P. cinerea White-browed Crake

Genus Aenigmatolimnas view • edit
A. marginalis Striped Crake

Genus Neocrex view • edit
N. colombiana Colombian Crake
N. erythrops Paint-billed Crake

Genus Cyanolimnas view • edit
C. cerverai Zapata Rail

Genus Pardirallus view • edit
P. maculatus Spotted Rail
P. nigricans Blackish Rail
P. sanguinolentus Plumbeous Rail

Genus Habroptila view • edit
H. wallacii Invisible Rail

Genus Eulabeornis view • edit
E. castaneoventris Chestnut Rail

Genus Megacrex view • edit
M. inepta New Guinea Flightless Rail

Genus Gallicrex view • edit
G. cinerea Watercock

Genus Porphyrio view • edit
P. porphyrio Purple Swamphen
P. albus
Lord Howe Island Swamphen
P. mantelli Takahe
P. alleni Allen's Gallinule
P. martinica Purple Gallinule
P. flavirostris Azure Gallinule

Genus Gallinula view • edit
G. silvestris San Cristobal Moorhen
G. nesiotis
Tristan Moorhen
G. chloropus Common Moorhen
G. tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen
G. angulata Lesser Moorhen
G. melanops Spot-flanked Gallinule
G. ventralis Black-tailed Native-hen
G. mortierii Tasmanian Native-hen
G. pacifica Samoan Moorhen

Genus Fulica view • edit
F. cristata Red-knobbed Coot
F. armillata Red-gartered Coot
F. rufifrons Red-fronted Coot
F. gigantea Giant Coot
F. cornuta Horned Coot
F. atra Common Coot
F. alai Hawaiian Coot
F. americana American Coot
F. caribaea Caribbean Coot
F. ardesiaca Slate-colored Coot
F. leucoptera White-winged Coot

Family Heliornithidae view • edit

Genus Podica view • edit
P. senegalensis African Finfoot

Genus Heliopais view • edit
H. personatus Masked Finfoot

Genus Heliornis view • edit
H. fulica Sungrebe

Family Rhynochetidae view • edit

Genus Rhynochetos view • edit
R. jubatus Kagu

Family Eurypygidae view • edit

Genus Eurypyga view • edit
E. helias Sunbittern

Family Otididae view • edit

Genus Otis view • edit
O. tarda Great Bustard

Genus Ardeotis view • edit
A. arabs Arabian Bustard
A. kori Kori Bustard
A. nigriceps Indian Bustard
A. australis Australian Bustard

Genus Chlamydotis view • edit
C. undulata Houbara Bustard
C. macqueenii Macqueen's Bustard

Genus Neotis view • edit
N. ludwigii Ludwig's Bustard
N. denhami Stanley Bustard
N. heuglinii Heuglin's Bustard
N. nuba Nubian Bustard

Genus Eupodotis view • edit
E. senegalensis White-bellied Bustard
E. caerulescens Blue Bustard
E. vigorsii Karoo Bustard
E. rueppellii Rueppell's Bustard
E. humilis Little Brown Bustard
E. savilei Savile's Bustard
E. gindiana Buff-crested Bustard
E. ruficrista Red-crested Bustard
E. afra Black Bustard
E. afraoides White-quilled Bustard

Genus Lissotis view • edit
L. melanogaster Black-bellied Bustard
L. hartlaubii Hartlaub's Bustard

Genus Houbaropsis view • edit
H. bengalensis Bengal Florican

Genus Sypheotides view • edit
S. indicus Lesser Florican

Genus Tetrax view • edit
T. tetrax Little Bustard

Family Aramidae view • edit

Genus Aramus view • edit
A. guarauna Limpkin

Family Psophiidae view • edit

Genus Psophia view • edit
P. crepitans Gray-winged Trumpeter
P. leucoptera Pale-winged Trumpeter
P. viridis Dark-winged Trumpeter

Family Gruidae view • edit

Genus Balearica view • edit
B. regulorum Grey Crowned-Crane
B. pavonina Black Crowned-Crane

Genus Anthropoides view • edit
A. virgo Demoiselle Crane
A. paradiseus Blue Crane

Genus Bugeranus view • edit
B. carunculatus Wattled Crane

Genus Grus view • edit
G. leucogeranus Siberian Crane
G. canadensis Sandhill Crane
G. antigone Sarus Crane
G. rubicunda Brolga
G. vipio White-naped Crane
G. grus Common Crane
G. monacha Hooded Crane
G. americana Whooping Crane
G. nigricollis Black-necked Crane
G. japonensis Red-crowned Crane

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