Crane   37-VI-B
AVES
Terrestrornithes - Land Birds
 
 
Grey-Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)



Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Aves
  2. Classification of Aves
  3. Palaeognathae
  4. Neognathae
  5. Neoaves
  6. Terrestrornithes
  7. Raptores
  8. Coccyges
  9. Trogones
  10. Incessores
  11. Picoclamatores
  12. Passeriformes

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This section focuses on the orders in bold below.

  • Terrestrornithes - Land Birds
    • Charadriiformes - Gulls, Terns, Shorebirds [37-VI-A]
    • Gruiformes - Cranes, Rails, Sunbitterns, Limpkins [37-VI-B]
    • Musophagiformes - Turacos, Go-Away-Birds [37-VI-C]
    • Dendrornithes (following pages)

GRUIFORMES 

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  • FAMILY APTORNITHIDAE
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  • FAMILY ARAMIDAE - LIMPKINS
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  • FAMILY CARIAMIDAE
    Red-Legged Seriema (Cariama cristata)
    Sedgwick County Zoo - 2005
    St. Louis Zoo - 2022
  • FAMILY EURYPYGIDAE - SUNBITTERNS
    Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
    Sedgwick County Zoo - 2021
    St. Louis Zoo - 2022
  • FAMILY GRUIDAE - CRANES
    Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone)
    St. Louis Zoo - 2022
    Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
    Platte River - 3/23/2021
    iNat
    Grey-Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)
    KC Zoo - 2017
    Wattled Crane (Grus carunculatus)
    Omaha Zoo - 2016
    Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis)
    KC Zoo - 2022
    National Zoo
    Blue Crane (Grus paradisea)
    Sedgwick County Zoo - 2021
    Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo)
    Sedgwick County Zoo - 2018
    • Grey-Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) - KC Zoo - 4/28/2017
    • Wattled Crane (Grus carunculatus) - Omaha Zoo - 4/22/2016
    • Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) - KC Zoo - 2/27/2022
    • White-Naped Crane (Antigone vipio) - National Zoo
    • Black-Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina) - Omaha Zoo
    • Whooping Crane (Grus americana) - Quivira NWR, Cheyenne Bottoms, Platte River, National Zoo
    • Eurasian Crane (Grus grus) - Yosemite
    • Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) - National Zoo
  • FAMILY HELIORNITHIDAE - SUNGREBES
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  • FAMILY MESITORNITHIDAE
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  • FAMILY OTIDIDAE - BUSTARDS
    • Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) - KC Zoo - 6/16/2006
    • Buff Crested Bustard (Lophotis gindiana) - St. Louis Zoo - 7/25/2022
  • FAMILY PSOPHIIDAE - TRUMPETERS
    • Grey-Winged Trumpeter (Psophia crepitans) - St. Louis Zoo - 7/25/2022
  • FAMILY RALLIDAE - RAILS
    • American Coot (Fulica americana) - Kansas (Perry & Kanopolis Lakes), Missouri (Loess Bluffs )
    • Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostra) - SCZ - 1/9/2019
    • Guam Rail (Gallirallus owstoni) - SCZ - 10/10/2021
  • FAMILY RHYNOCHETIDAE
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MUSOPHAGIFORMES 

Turacos and Go-Away-Birds are not native to the U.S. but to Africa. Observations have been made of "wild" turacos in Key West but these have likely been released/escaped pets.

Trip 6 provides the means for experiencing turacos and go-away-birds at three of the zoos on the trip.

  • FAMILY MUSOPHAGIDAE
    • Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) - SCZ - 1/9/2019
    • White-Bellied Go-Away-Bird (Criniferoides leucogaster) - SCZ - 10/20/2005
    • Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea) - Omaha Zoo - 3/16/2017
    • Red-Crested Turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus) - SCZ - 10/10/2021
    • White-Cheeked Turaco (Tauraco leucotis) - KC Zoo - 6/16/2006
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