Gruiformes
The approximately 190 extant species are divided between 12 families and 61 genera. Of these families, one, the Rails or Rallidae contains nearly two thirds (120) of all the species in the order. Of the other 11 families one, the Bustards contains 22 species, and two, the Buttonquails and the Cranes contain 15 species each.
| Family | Common name | Total number |
| Aramidae | Limpkin | 1 |
| Cariamidae | Seriemas | 2 |
| Eurypygidae | Sunbittern | 1 |
| Gruidae | Cranes | 15 |
| Heliornithidae | Finfoots | ? |
| Mesitornithidae | Mesites | 3 |
| Otididae | Bustards | 22 |
| Pdionomidae | Plains-wanderer | 1 |
| Phorsrhacidae | Terror birds | ? |
| Psophiidae | Trumpeters | 3 |
| Rallidae | Coots, Gallinules, Rails | 120 |
| Rhynochetidae | Kagu | 1 |
By Rob Nelson
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