Order

Gruiformes (Cranes, rails, and allies)

Rallus limicola. Photo: (c) Blake Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means “crane-like”.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Gruiformes (Cranes, rails, and allies)
        Family: Rallidae (Rails, gallinules, and coots) (4)
        Family: Gruidae (Cranes) (2)

Subtaxa

Family: Rallidae (Rails, gallinules, and coots)

Family: Gruidae (Cranes)

Order

Gruiformes (Cranes, rails, and allies)

Subtaxa

Where in Humboldt

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