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Category:Heliornithidae - BirdForum Opus

Family: Heliornithidae

Description

A puzzling family with one Asian, one African, and one Neotropical species. Heliornithidae has uncertain affinities resembling grebes in appearance but is probably related to the rails.

Taxonomy

Heliornithidae is a family in the order Gruiformes.

Family Heliornithidae viewedit

Genus Podica viewedit
P. senegalensis African Finfoot

Genus Heliopais viewedit
H. personatus Masked Finfoot

Genus Heliornis viewedit
H. fulica Sungrebe

Subcategories

This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.

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