Family
Finfoots
Heliornithidae
3 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Gruiformes
The Heliornithidae are a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet like those of grebes and coots. The family overall are known as finfoots, although one species is known as a sungrebe. The family is composed of three species in three genera.
Species in this family
- Masked Finfoot Heliopais personatus
- Sungrebe Heliornis fulica
- African Finfoot Podica senegalensis