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