grou-americano
Antigone canadensis
Cranes (Gruidae) · Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
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Nos quizzes, os jogadores mais confundem grou-americano com estas aves—ou esta espécie foi escolhida por engano, ou o contrário.
| Espécies | Confusões |
|---|---|
| grou-comum Grus grus | 11 |
| ganso-das-neves Anser caerulescens | 6 |
| whooping crane Grus americana | 4 |
| grou-pequeno Grus virgo | 3 |
| white ibis Eudocimus albus | 3 |
Família
Cranes are a type of large bird with long legs and necks in the biological family Gruidae of the order Gruiformes. The family has 15 species placed in four genera which are Antigone, Balearica, Leucogeranus, and Grus. They are large birds with long necks and legs, a tapering form, and long secondary feathers on the wing that project over the tail.
Ordem
The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means 'crane form'. Traditionally, a number of wading and terrestrial bird families that did not seem to belong to any other order were classified together as Gruiformes.