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Category: Cranes and Allies
About Flufftails & Forest Rails
The Flufftails & Forest Rails are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Sarothruridae</em>) within the…
About Cranes
The Cranes are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Gruidae</em>) within the order Cranes and Allies.
About Finfoots
The Finfoots are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Heliornithidae</em>) within the order Cranes and Al…
About Trumpeters
The Trumpeters are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Psophiidae</em>) within the order Cranes and Alli…
About Limpkin
The Limpkin are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Aramidae</em>) within the order Cranes and Allies.
About Cranes and Allies
Gruiformes are a diverse order of 190 species that includes the cranes, rails, coots, flufftails and allies, i…
About Rails, Crakes & Coots
The Rails, Crakes & Coots are a family of birds (Latin: <em>Rallidae</em>) within the order Cr…
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Buff-spotted Flufftail (<em>Sarothrura elegans</em>) is a species of Flufftails &amp; Forest R…
Black Crowned Crane
Black Crowned Crane (<em>Balearica pavonina</em>) is a species of Cranes (<em>Gruidae</em…
African Finfoot
African Finfoot (<em>Podica senegalensis</em>) is a species of Finfoots (<em>Heliornithidae&…
Dark-winged Trumpeter
Dark-winged Trumpeter (<em>Psophia viridis</em>) is a species of Trumpeters (<em>Psophiidae&…
Limpkin
Limpkin (<em>Aramus guarauna</em>) is a species of Limpkin (<em>Aramidae</em>) in the …
African Crake
African Crake (<em>Crecopsis egregia</em>) is a species of Rails, Crakes &amp; Coots (<em&g…
Chestnut Forest Rail
Chestnut Forest Rail (<em>Rallicula rubra</em>) is a species of Flufftails &amp; Forest Rails …
Black-necked Crane
Black-necked Crane (<em>Grus nigricollis</em>) is a species of Cranes (<em>Gruidae</em>…
Masked Finfoot
Masked Finfoot (<em>Heliopais personatus</em>) is a species of Finfoots (<em>Heliornithidae&…
Grey-winged Trumpeter
Grey-winged Trumpeter (<em>Psophia crepitans</em>) is a species of Trumpeters (<em>Psophiida…
African Rail
African Rail (<em>Rallus caerulescens</em>) is a species of Rails, Crakes &amp; Coots (<em&…
Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Chestnut-headed Flufftail (<em>Sarothrura lugens</em>) is a species of Flufftails &amp; Forest…
Blue Crane
Blue Crane (<em>Grus paradisea</em>) is a species of Cranes (<em>Gruidae</em>) in the …
Sungrebe
Sungrebe (<em>Heliornis fulica</em>) is a species of Finfoots (<em>Heliornithidae</em>…
Pale-winged Trumpeter
Pale-winged Trumpeter (<em>Psophia leucoptera</em>) is a species of Trumpeters (<em>Psophiid…
African Swamphen
African Swamphen (<em>Porphyrio madagascariensis</em>) is a species of Rails, Crakes &amp; Coo…
Forbes's Forest Rail
Forbes's Forest Rail (<em>Rallicula forbesi</em>) is a species of Flufftails &amp; Forest Rail…
