Motmot

Calamoncillo Americano

Porphyrio martinica

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae) · Gruiformes · Rascones, Gallinetas y Afines

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Especies Confusiones
Calamón Común Porphyrio porphyrio 11
Gallineta Americana Gallinula galeata 9
Focha Americana Fulica americana 4
Polluela Bastarda Zapornia parva 3
Polluela Sora Porzana carolina 2

Familia

Rails (avian family Rallidae) are a large, cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized terrestrial or semi-amphibious birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity in its forms, and includes such ubiquitous species as the crakes, coots, and gallinules; other rail species are extremely rare or endangered. Many are associated with wetland habitats, some being semi-aquatic like waterfowl (such as the coot), but many more are wading birds or shorebirds.

Orden

The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means 'crane form'. Traditionally, a number of wading and terrestrial bird families that did not seem to belong to any other order were classified together as Gruiformes.

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