Gruiformes

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An order of inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food, including cranes, rails, and bustards.

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Gruiformes - inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards Synonyms: order Gruiformes

animal order, Aramus, Aramus guarauna, Aramus pictus, Aves, Cariamidae, class Aves, courlan, family Cariamidae, family Gruidae, family Otididae, family Psophiidae, family Rallidae, family Turnicidae, genus Aramus, Gruidae, limpkin, order Gruiformes, Otides, Otididae, Psophiidae, Rallidae, suborder Otides, Turnicidae