Gruiformes (order)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Aves (class)
Descripción
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.
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Otros términos
- cranes and allies [en]