Gruiformes

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Gruiformes is an order of birds that includes cranes, rails, coots, and their relatives, many of which are associated with wetlands and marshy habitats.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gruiformes canonical 13
Gruidae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf order of birds
taxonomic rank
class Aves
contains buttonquails
coots
cranes
finfoots
flufftails
kagu
limpkins
rails
sunbittern
trumpeters
diet herbivorous
insectivorous
omnivorous
etymology name derives from Latin "grus" meaning crane
geographicDistribution worldwide
hasCharacteristic many species are associated with aquatic or semi-aquatic habitats
many species are ground-dwelling
many species have strong legs adapted for walking or wading
vocal communication is often loud and complex in cranes and rails
hasConservationConcern several species are threatened or endangered
hasMemberFamily Aramidae
Eurypygiformes
surface form: Eurypygidae

Gruidae
Heliornithidae
Psophiidae
Rallidae
Rhynochetidae
Sarothruridae
Turnicidae
includesCommonNameGroup coots
cranes
gallinules
rails
kingdom Animalia
phylum Chordata
recognizedBy modern avian taxonomies
reproduction oviparous
scientificName Gruiformes self-link
subclass Neornithes
superorder Neoaves
typicalHabitat lakeshores
marshes
river margins
swamps
wetlands

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aves hasSubgroup Gruiformes
Aves hasSubgroup Gruiformes
this entity surface form: Gruidae
takahe order Gruiformes
subject surface form: takahē
Neoaves contains Gruiformes
Neognathae includes Gruiformes
Inopinaves includes Gruiformes
Gruiformes scientificName Gruiformes self-link
Rallidae order Gruiformes
Lord Howe Island woodhen order Gruiformes
Porphyrio order Gruiformes
Australasian swamphen order Gruiformes
sandhill crane order Gruiformes
Zapata rail order Gruiformes