Gruiformes (order)

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Scope note
Order containing around 210 species in 11 families including rails, coots, and moorhens. They are morphologically diverse wading and terrestrial birds ranging from small quail-like hemipodes to large long-legged cranes, marsh-inhabiting rails, swimming coots and finfoots, and cursorial bustards.
Gruiformes
Accepted term: 27-Jan-2025