Rails, cranes and relatives (Gruiformes)

The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like". The order includes cranes, rails and many relatives such as kagu, sunbittern, bustards, seriema and trumpeters.

Rails (Rallidae)

1. Nkulengu Rail, Himantornis haematopus
2. White-spotted Flufftail, Sarothrura pulchra
3. Buff-spotted Flufftail, Sarothrura elegans
4. Red-chested Flufftail, Sarothrura rufa
5. Chestnut-headed Flufftail, Sarothrura lugens
6. Streaky-breasted Flufftail, Sarothrura boehmi
7. Striped Flufftail, Sarothrura affinis
8. Madagascar Flufftail, Sarothrura insularis
9. White-winged Flufftail, Sarothrura ayresi
10. Slender-billed Flufftail, Sarothrura watersi
11. Madagascar Wood Rail, Canirallus kioloides
12. Tsingy Wood Rail, Canirallus beankaensis
13. Grey-throated Rail, Canirallus oculeus
14. Swinhoe's Rail, Coturnicops exquisitus
15. Yellow Rail, Coturnicops noveboracensis
16. Speckled Crake, Coturnicops notatus
17. Ocellated Crake, Micropygia schomburgkii
18. Chestnut Forest Rail, Rallina rubra
19. White-striped Forest Rail, Rallina leucospila
20. Forbes's Forest Rail, Rallina forbesi
21. Mayr's Forest Rail, Rallina mayri
22. Red-necked Crake, Rallina tricolor
23. Andaman Crake, Rallina canningi
24. Red-legged Crake, Rallina fasciata
25. Slaty-legged Crake, Rallina eurizonoides
26. Chestnut-headed Crake, Anurolimnas castaneiceps
27. Russet-crowned Crake, Anurolimnas viridis
28. Black-banded Crake, Anurolimnas fasciatus
29. Inaccessible Island Rail, Atlantisia rogersi
30. Rufous-sided Crake, Laterallus melanophaius
31. Rusty-flanked Crake, Laterallus levraudi
32. Ruddy Crake, Laterallus ruber
33. White-throated Crake, Laterallus albigularis
34. Grey-breasted Crake, Laterallus exilis
35. Black Rail, Laterallus jamaicensis
36. Junin Crake, Laterallus tuerosi – sometimes considered a subspecies of L. jamaicensis.
37. Galapagos Crake, Laterallus spilonotus
38. Red-and-white Crake, Laterallus leucopyrrhus
39. Rufous-faced Crake, Laterallus xenopterus
40. Woodford's Rail, Nesoclopeus woodfordi
41. Weka, Gallirallus australis
42. Calayan Rail, Gallirallus calayanensis
43. New Britain Rail, Gallirallus insignis
44. Okinawa Rail, Gallirallus okinawae
45. Guam Rail, Gallirallus owstoni
46. Buff-banded Rail, Gallirallus philippensis
47. Roviana Rail, Gallirallus rovianae
48. Slaty-breasted Rail, Gallirallus striatus
49. Lord Howe Woodhen, Gallirallus sylvestris
50. Barred Rail, Gallirallus torquatus
51. Clapper Rail, Rallus longirostris
52. King Rail, Rallus elegans
53. Plain-flanked Rail, Rallus wetmorei
54. Virginia Rail, Rallus limicola
55. Bogota Rail, Rallus semiplumbeus
56. Austral Rail, Rallus antarcticus
57. Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus
58. African Rail, Rallus caerulescens
59. Madagascar Rail, Rallus madagascariensis
60. Lewin's Rail, Lewinia pectoralis
61. Brown-banded Rail, Lewinia mirifica
62. Auckland Rail, Lewinia muelleri
63. White-throated Rail, Dryolimnas cuvieri (Cuvier's Rail)
64. Corn Crake, Crex crex
65. African Crake, Crex egregia
66. Rouget's Rail, Rougetius rougetii
67. Snoring Rail, Aramidopsis plateni
68. Little Wood Rail, Aramides mangle
69. Rufous-necked Wood Rail, Aramides axillaris
70. Grey-necked Wood Rail, Aramides cajaneus
71. Brown Wood Rail, Aramides wolfi
72. Giant Wood Rail, Aramides ypecaha
73. Slaty-breasted Wood Rail, Aramides saracura
74. Red-winged Wood Rail, Aramides calopterus
75. Uniform Crake, Amaurolimnas concolor
76. Bare-eyed Rail, Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
77. Blue-faced Rail or Bald-faced Rail, Gymnocrex rosenbergii
78. Talaud Rail, Gymnocrex talaudensis
79. Brown Crake, Amaurornis akool
80. Plain Bush-hen, Amaurornis olivacea
81. Isabelline Bush-hen, Amaurornis isabellina
82. Pale-vented Bush-hen, Amaurornis moluccana
83. White-breasted Waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus
84. Black Crake, Amaurornis flavirostra
85. Sakalava Rail, Amaurornis olivieri
86. Black-tailed Crake, Amaurornis bicolor
87. Talaud Bush-hen, Amaurornis magnirostris
88. Little Crake, Porzana parva
89. Baillon's Crake, Porzana pusilla
90. Spotted Crake, Porzana porzana
91. Australian Spotted Crake, Porzana fluminea
92. Sora, Porzana carolina
93. Dot-winged Crake, Porzana spiloptera
94. Ash-throated Crake, Porzana albicollis
95. Ruddy-breasted Crake, Porzana fusca
96. Band-bellied Crake, Porzana paykullii
97. Spotless Crake, Porzana tabuensis
98. Red-eyed Crake, Porzana atra (Henderson Island's rail)
99. Yellow-breasted Crake, Porzana flaviventer
100. White-browed Crake, Porzana cinerea
101. Striped Crake, Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
102. Zapata Rail, Cyanolimnas cerverai
103. Colombian Crake, Neocrex colombiana
104. Paint-billed Crake, Neocrex erythrops
105. Spotted Rail, Pardirallus maculatus
106. Blackish Rail, Pardirallus nigricans
107. Plumbeous Rail, Pardirallus sanguinolentus
108. Chestnut Rail, Eulabeornis castaneoventris
109. Invisible Rail, Habroptila wallacii
110. New Guinea Flightless Rail, Megacrex inepta
111. Watercock, Gallicrex cinerea
112. Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
113. African Swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis
114. Grey-headed Swamphen, Porphyrio poliocephalus
115. Takahē, Porphyrio hochstetteri (South Island Takahē)
116. Allen's Gallinule, Porphyrio alleni
117. American Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica
118. Azure Gallinule, Porphyrio flavirostris
119. Gough Moorhen, Gallinula comeri
120. Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
121. Common Gallinule, Gallinula galeata
122. Dusky Moorhen, Gallinula tenebrosa
123. Lesser Moorhen, Gallinula angulata
124. Spot-flanked Gallinule, Gallinula melanops
125. Black-tailed Nativehen, Gallinula ventralis
126. Tasmanian Nativehen, Gallinula mortierii
127. Red-knobbed Coot, Fulica cristata
128. Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra (Common Coot)
129. Hawaiian Coot, Fulica alai (ʻAlae keʻokeʻo)
130. American Coot, Fulica americana 
131. Caribbean Coot, Fulica caribaea
132. White-winged Coot, Fulica leucoptera
133. Andean Coot, Fulica ardesiaca
134. Red-gartered Coot, Fulica armillata
135. Red-fronted Coot, Fulica rufifrons
136. Giant Coot, Fulica gigantea
137. Horned Coot, Fulica cornuta

Finfoots and sungrebe (Heliornithidae)

1. African finfoot, Podica senegalensis
2. Sungrebe, Heliornis fulica
3. Masked finfoot, Heliopais personata

Cranes (Gruidae)

Crowned cranes (Balearicinae)

1. Black crowned crane, Balearica pavonina
2. Grey crowned crane, Balearica regulorum

Typical cranes (Gruinae)

1. Common crane, Grus grus (Eurasian crane)
2. Sandhill crane, Grus canadensis
3. Whooping crane, Grus americana
4. Sarus crane, Grus antigone
5. Brolga crane, Grus rubicunda
6. Siberian crane, Grus leucogeranus
7. White-naped crane, Grus vipio
8. Hooded crane, Grus monacha
9. Black-necked crane, Grus nigricollis
10. Red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis (Manchurian crane or Japanese crane)
11. Blue crane, Anthropoides paradisea (Paradise crane)
12. Demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo
13. Wattled crane, Bugeranus carunculatus

Limpkin (Aramidae)

1. Limpkin, Aramus guarauna

Trumpeter (Psophiidae)

1. Grey-winged trumpeter, Psophia crepitans
2. Pale-winged trumpeter, Psophia leucoptera (White-winged trumpeter)
3. Dark-winged trumpeter, Psophia viridis

Seriemas (Cariamidae)

1. Black-legged seriema, Chunga burmeisteri (Burmeister seriema)
2. Red-legged seriema, Cariama cristata

Bustards (Otididae)

1. Great bustard, Otis tarda
2. Arabian bustard, Ardeotis arabs
3. Kori bustard, Ardeotis kori
4. Great Indian bustard, Ardeotis nigriceps
5. Australian bustard, Ardeotis australis
6. Houbara bustard, Chlamydotis undulata
7. Macqueen's bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii
8. Ludwig's bustard, Neotis ludwigii
9. Denham's bustard, Neotis denhami (Stanley bustard)
10. Heuglin's bustard, Neotis heuglinii
11. Nubian bustard, Neotis nuba
12. Blue korhaan, Eupodotis caerulescens
13. Little brown bustard, Eupodotis humilis
14. Rüppell's korhaan, Eupodotis rueppellii
15. White-bellied bustard, Eupodotis senegalensis
16. Karoo korhaan, Eupodotis vigorsii
17. Southern black korhaan, Eupodotis afra
18. Northern black korhaan, Eupodotis afraoides
19. Savile's bustard, Lophotis savilei
20. Buff-crested bustard, Lophotis gindiana
21. Red-crested korhaan, Lophotis ruficrista
22. Black-bellied bustard, Lissotis melanogaster
23. Hartlaub's bustard, Lissotis hartlaubii
24. Bengal florican, Houbaropsis bengalensis
25. Lesser florican, Sypheotides indica
26. Little bustard, Tetrax tetrax

Sunbittern (Eurypygidae)

1. Sunbittern, Eurypyga helias

Kagu (Rhynochetidae)

1. Kagu, Rhynochetos jubatus

Mesites (Mesitornithidae)

1. White-breasted mesite, Mesitornis variegata
2. Brown mesite, Mesitornis unicolor
3. Subdesert mesite Monias benschi