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Rallidae - Coots, Rails, Crakes

This family of birds includes 120 species. They small to medium in size and live in wetlands, usually in thick vegetation near lakes, marshes, swamps or rivers.

purple gallinule

Classification

 Phylum: Chordata
 Class: Aves
 Order: Gruiformes
 Family: Rallidae