Aramidae
Aramidae is a bird family in the order Gruiformes.[1] The limpkin (Aramus guarauna) is the only living member of this family, although other species are known from the fossil record, such as Aramus paludigrus from the Middle Miocene[2] and Badistornis aramus from Oligocene.[3]
| Aramidae | |
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| Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Gruiformes |
| Superfamily: | Gruoidea |
| Family: | Aramidae Bonaparte, 1854 |
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References
- del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Christie, David A; de Juana, Eduardo, eds. (2017). "Limpkin (Aramidae)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- Rasmussen, Tab (1997). Kay, R.F.; Madden, R.H.; Cifelli, R.L.; Flynn, J.J. (eds.). Birds.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - Wetmore, A. (1940). "Fossil Bird Remains from Tertiary Deposits in the United States". Journal of Morphology. 66 (1): 25–37.
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