Aramidae

Aramidae is a bird family in the order Gruiformes. The limpkin (Aramus guarauna) is the only living member of this family, although other species are known from the fossil record, such as Aramus paludigrus from the Middle Miocene and Badistornis aramus from Oligocene.

Aramidae
Temporal range: Oligocene - Recent
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Superfamily: Gruoidea
Family: Aramidae
Bonaparte, 1854
Genus
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