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Bird Species in Israel - Order Gruiformes
Taxonomic Classification
| Kingdom: | Animalia | (Animals) |
| Phylum: | Chordata | (Vertebrates) |
| Class: | Aves | (Birds) |
| Order: | Gruiformes | |
| Genus - species | Common name | Thumbnail |
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| Family: Gruidae |
| Grus grus | Common Crane | |
| Grus virgo | Demoiselle Crane | |
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| Family: Otididae |
| Chlamydotis undulata | Houbara Bustard |  |
| Otis tarda | Great Bustard | |
| Tetrax tetrax | Little Bustard | |
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| Family: Rallidae |
| Crex crex | Corn Crake | |
| Fulica atra | Common Coot | |
| Gallinula chloropus | Common Moorhen | |
| Porphyrio porphyrio | Purple Swamphen | |
| Porzana parva | Little Crake | |
| Porzana porzana | Spotted Crake | |
| Porzana pusilla | Baillon's Crake | |
| Rallus aquaticus | Water Rail | |
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Number of species: 13
