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Heliornithidae
Taxonomy
Heliornithidae was named by Gray (1841). It is extant.
It was assigned to Grues by Carroll (1988); to Ralliformes by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Gruiformes by Louchart et al. (2008), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Grues by Carroll (1988); to Ralliformes by Livezey and Zusi (2007); and to Gruiformes by Louchart et al. (2008), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1841 | Heliornithidae Gray |
| 1988 | Heliornithidae Carroll |
| 2007 | Heliornithidae Livezey and Zusi p. 92 |
| 2008 | Heliornithidae Louchart et al. p. 159 |
| 2014 | Heliornithidae del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Heliornithidae Clements et al. |
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Fm. Heliornithidae Gray 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available