كركيات

Gruiformes
Crested Crane, Balearica regulorum gibbericeps
التصنيف العلمي
مملكة:	الحيوان
Phylum:	الحبليات
Class:	الطيور
Infraclass:	حديثات الفك
Order:	Gruiformes Bonaparte, 1854
Families
Some 5-10 living, see article text.

The polyphyletic order Gruiformes contains a considerable number of living and extinct bird families with little in common. They are morphologically diverse and geographically widespread. Gruiform means "crane-like."

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 التصنيف

The enigmatic Kagu may not be a gruiform

 المصادر

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 وصلات خارجية

• Tree of Life: Gruiformes