Grues

From Palaeos

<==Grues
   |--Ralloidea
   |    |--+--Rallidae
   |    |  `--Orthocnemus [Orthocnemidae]
   |    `--Heliornithidae [Heliornithes, Podoanidae]
   |         |--Heliopais personata
   |         |--Podica Lesson 1831 [Podicidae]
   |         |    `--P. senegalensis
   |         `--Heliornis Bonnaterre 1791 [incl. Podoa Illiger 1811]
   |              `--H. fulica
   `--+--Geranoides [Geranoididae]
      |    `--G. jepseni
      `--+--Eogrus [Eogruidae]
         |    `--E. aeola
         `--+--Psophia Linnaeus 1758 [Psophiidae]
            |    |--P. crepitans Linnaeus 1758
            |    `--P. leucoptera
            `--+--+--Gruidae
               |  `--Ergilornithidae
               |       |--Ergilornis rapidus
               |       `--Proergilornis minor
               `--Aramidae
                    |--Aminornis exavatus
                    `--Aramus Vieillot 1816
                         |--A. guarauna
                         `--A. scolpaceau

* Type species of generic name indicated

References

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Snyder, N. F. R., J. W. Wiley & C. B. Kepler. 1987. The Parrots of Luquillo: Natural history and conservation of the Puerto Rican parrot. Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology: Los Angeles.

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Credits

CKT080407