Gruiformes

Translingual

Rallus aquaticus

Etymology

Grus (“genus of cranes”) +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Gruiformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves – cranes, rails, and relatives.

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder

Hyponyms

(order): Gruidae (cranes), Aramidae (limpkin), Psophiidae (trumpeters), Rallidae (rails), Heliornithidae (finfoots), Sarothruridae (flufftails), †Aptornithidae - families in Gruiformes sensu stricto (= Grues (core Gruiformes) - suborder)
- Rhynochetidae (kagu), Eurypygidae (sunbittern), Cariamidae (seriemas), Otidae (bustards) - other families included in Gruiformes sensu lato

References

Gruiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gruiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gruiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Gruiformes at Aves Taxonomy in Flux
Gruiformes on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Gruiformes at the Tree of Life Web Project
Gruiformes at Encyclopedia of Life
Gruiformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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