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David Albeck's Photos of Gruiformes

Animalia > Aves > Gruiformes

Gruiformes: Cranes, rails, and relatives. .

Gruiformes: Family Index

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Long-billed waders with slightly curved beak. Bill less curved than ibis and legs stronger than a sandpiper

Limpkin
Aramus guarauna

Cranes: large, long-legged birds, resembling storks or herons. Thinner-beaked than storks and more terrestrial than herons.

Wattled Crane
Bugeranus carunculatus

Wattled Crane

Birds with non-webbed feet, often found in water; often poor fliers

Rufous-Naped Wood-Rail
Aramides albiventris

Rufous-Naped Wood-Rail
Aramides albiventris