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Also Known As	Gruiformes

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White-naped crane (Grus vipio)

Virginia rail (Rallus limicola)

Illustration of a crested seriema (Cariama cristata), a tall bird with long reddish legs, streaked brown and gray body feathers, blue skin around the eyes, a red beak, and a distinctive fan-shaped crest of black feathers above its head.

Body plans of some larger gruiforms.

Body plans of some smaller gruiforms.

Mating rituals of endangered great bustards

Japanese crane: Symbolism and courtship dances

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Topics

Cariamae Hemipode Rhynochetidae Pedionomidae button quail bustard finfoot seriema mesite paauw passeriform Charadriiform Anseriform falconiform pelecaniform piciform Coraciiform Columbiform Ciconiiform procellariiform

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

Animal Group Names

turkey vulture. vulture. Close-up of a head and beak of a Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).

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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

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The bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) is seen in Switzerland on December 2024

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Lion (panthera leo)

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pigeon. pigeon and dove. member of the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae

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Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)

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