Colors and Biogeographic Realms

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indicates the subject was dead when pictured ;
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Classification - Identification

The classification, common names and scientific names are based on 'Taxonomy in Flux (TiF)' by John H. Boyd III.

The identification of subspecies is based on location only in most of cases, and is therefore unreliable, inconsistent or even meaningless. It is added for fun only.

If you find errors, please contact site owner.

Our Policies

  • Our collections basically comprise photographs of the living creatures we have actually encountered by chance.
  • We don't use any bait, scent, artificial roost, audio devices or other unfair method to lure birds or animals except for some rare cases marked with relevant icons (We often talk / whistle to them with our own organs though).
  • Our collections include photos of domesticated animals freely walking, wandering or reposing at the time of our encounter. Animals in captivity are marked with the chain icon.
  • Similarly, you will only find plants and fungi growing wild. Rare exceptions include farm products like finger millet or rape flowers.

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GRUIFORMES

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Covering : Psophiidae, Aramidae, Gruidae, Heliornithidae, Sarothruridae, Rallidae

FEATURED PHOTOS

Photos featured on the blog - Click each thumbnail to see the relevant blog entry.

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African Finfoot (Heliornithidae - Podica senegalensis). Photo : 08/2007, Loango NP, Gabon.
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White-naped Crane (Gruidae - Gruinae. Antigone vipio). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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White-naped Crane (Gruidae - Gruinae. Antigone vipio). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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Red-crowned Crane (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus japonensis). Photo : 02/2011, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Hooded Crane (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus monacha). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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Demoiselle Crane (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus virgo). Photo : 08/2012, Hustai NP, Mongolia.

PHOTOGRAPHS

You may filter photos by family, location, genus, name, etc.

Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata = G. chloropus galeata) is listed on the 'Common Moorhen' page.
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    Common Moorhen (Rallidae - Gallinulinae - Gallinula chloropus) and Common Gallinule (G. galeata).
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    Eurasian Coot (Rallidae - Gallinulinae - Fulica atra).
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    Red-crowned Crane [1] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus japonensis). Photo : 08/1997, Hokkaido, Japan.
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    White-breasted Waterhen [1] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Amaurornis phoenicurus). Photo : 12/2002, Ishigaki Is., Japan.
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    Slaty-legged Crake [1] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Rallina eurizonoides). Photo : 12/2002, Iriomote Is., Japan.
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    Slaty-legged Crake [2] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Rallina eurizonoides). Photo : 12/2002, Iriomote Is., Japan.
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    Brolga (Gruidae - Gruinae. Antigone rubicunda). Photo : 08/2003, Kakadu, Australia.
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    Australasian Swamphen [1] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Porphyrio melanotus). Photo : 09/2003, Busselton, Australia.
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    Australasian Swamphen [2] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Porphyrio melanotus). Photo : 09/2003, Busselton, Australia.
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    Australasian Swamphen [3] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Porphyrio melanotus). Photo : 09/2003, Busselton, Australia.
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    Dusky Moorhen [1] (Rallidae - Gallinulinae. Gallinula tenebrosa). Photo : 09/2003, Busselton, Australia.
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    Dusky Moorhen [2] (Rallidae - Gallinulinae. Gallinula tenebrosa). Photo : 09/2003, Busselton, Australia.
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    Buff-banded Rail (Rallidae - Rallinae. Gallilrallus philippensis). Photo : 09/2003, Preston Lake, Australia.
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    Grey-winged Trumpeter [1] (Psophiidae. Psophia crepitans). Photo : 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
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    Grey-winged Trumpeter [2] (Psophiidae. Psophia crepitans). Photo : 08/2004, Brownsberg, Suriname.
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    Red-knobbed Coot [1] (Rallidae - Gallinulinae. Fulica cristata). Photo : 08/2005, Swakopmund, Namibia.
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    Red-knobbed Coot [2] (Rallidae - Gallinulinae. Fulica cristata). Photo : 08/2005, Daan Viljoen GR, Namibia.
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    Black Crake [1] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Limnocorax flavirostra). Photo : 09/2005, Daan Viljoen GR, Namibia.
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    Black Crake [2] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Limnocorax flavirostra). Photo : 09/2005, Daan Viljoen GR, Namibia.
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    Ruddy-breasted Crake [1] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Limnobaenus fuscus). Photo : 07/2006, Okinawa, Japan..
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    Ruddy-breasted Crake [2] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Limnobaenus fuscus). Photo : 07/2006, Okinawa, Japan..
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    White-breasted Waterhen [2] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Amaurornis phoenicurus). Photo : 07/2006, Iheya Is., Japan.
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    Hawaiian Coot [1] (Rallidae - Gallinulinae. Fulica alai). Photo : 07/2007, Hawai'i Is., Hawai'i.
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    Hawaiian Coot [2] (Rallidae - Gallinulinae. Fulica alai). Photo : 07/2007, Hawai'i Is., Hawai'i.
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    Afican Finfoot [1] (Heliornithidae. Podica senegalensis). Photo : 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    Afican Finfoot [2] (Heliornithidae. Podica senegalensis). Photo : 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    Afican Finfoot [3] (Heliornithidae. Podica senegalensis). Photo : 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    Afican Finfoot [4] (Heliornithidae. Podica senegalensis). Photo : 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    Afican Finfoot [5] (Heliornithidae. Podica senegalensis). Photo : 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    Afican Finfoot [6] (Heliornithidae. Podica senegalensis). Photo : 08/2007, Loango NP., Gabon.
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    Black Crake [3] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Limnocorax flavirostra). Photo : 08/2007, Ivindo NP, Gabon.
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    Black Crake [4] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Limnocorax flavirostra). Photo : 08/2007, Ivindo NP, Gabon.
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    American Coot (Rallidae - Gallinulinae. Fulica americana). Photo : 08/2008, Patagonia, AZ, USA.
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    Siberian Crane [1] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Leucogeranus leucogeranus). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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    Siberian Crane [2] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Leucogeranus leucogeranus). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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    White-naped Crane [1] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Antigone vipio). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan..
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    White-naped Crane [2] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Antigone vipio). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan..
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    White-naped Crane [3] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Antigone vipio). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan..
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    White-naped Crane [4] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Antigone vipio). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan..
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    White-naped Crane [5] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Antigone vipio). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan..
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    Hooded Crane [1] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus monacha). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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    Hooded Crane [2] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus monacha). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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    Hooded Crane [3] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus monacha). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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    Hooded Crane [4] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus monacha). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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    Hooded Crane [5] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus monacha). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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    Hooded Crane [6] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus monacha). Photo : 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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    Common Crane x Hooded Crane [1] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus monacha x Grus grus). Photo: 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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    Common Crane x Hooded Crane [2] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus monacha x Grus grus). Photo: 01/2009, Kagoshima, Japan.
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    Hooded Crane [7] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus monacha). Photo : 04/2009, Miyagi, Japan.
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    Hooded Crane [8] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus monacha). Photo : 04/2009, Miyagi, Japan.
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    Grey-headed Swamphen [1] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Porphyrio poliocephalus). Photo : 08/2009, Cát Tiên NP, Vietnam.
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    Grey-headed Swamphen [2] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Porphyrio poliocephalus). Photo : 08/2009, Cát Tiên NP, Vietnam.
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    Grey-headed Swamphen [3] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Porphyrio poliocephalus). Photo : 08/2009, Cát Tiên NP, Vietnam.
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    White-breasted Waterhen [3] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Amaurornis phoenicurus). Photo : 08/2009, Cát Tiên NP, Vietnam.
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    White-breasted Waterhen [4] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Amaurornis phoenicurus). Photo : 08/2009, Cát Tiên NP, Vietnam.
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    White-breasted Waterhen [5] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Amaurornis phoenicurus). Photo : 08/2009, Cát Tiên NP, Vietnam.
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    Water Rail (Rallidae - Rallinae. Rallus aquaticus). Photo : 06/2010, Taitung Province, Taiwan.
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    Red-crowned Crane [2] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus japonensis). Photo : 02/2011, Hokkaido, Japan.
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    Ruddy-breasted Crake [4] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Limnobaenus fuscus). Photo : 04/2011, Hiroshima, Japan.
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    White-breasted Waterhen [6] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Amaurornis phoenicurus). Photo : 07/2011, Negonbo, Sri Lanka.
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    Grey-headed Swamphen [4] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Porphyrio poliocephalus). Photo : 07/2011, Anawilundawa BS, Sri Lanka.
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    Demoiselle Crane [1] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus virgo). Photo : 08/2012, Gun-Galuut NR, Mongolia.
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    White-naped Crane [6] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Antigone vipio). Photo : 08/2012, Gun-Galuut NR, Mongolia.
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    Demoiselle Crane [2] (Gruidae - Gruinae. Grus virgo). Photo : 08/2012, Hustai NP, Mongolia.
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    White-breasted Waterhen [7] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Amaurornis phoenicurus). Photo : 05/2014, Singapore.
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    Purple Gallinule [1] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Porphyrio martinica). Photo : 08/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Purple Gallinule [2] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Porphyrio martinica). Photo : 08/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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    Purple Gallinule [3] (Rallidae - Porphyrioninae. Porphyrio martinica). Photo : 08/2017, Paramaribo, Suriname.
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