Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
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   Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
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     Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
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       Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
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         Order Gruiformes Bonaparte, 1854
        Count: [*] 12f;60g;199s; ‡10s
           Family Rallidae Vigors, 1825 - rails, waterhens, coots
          Count: [*] 35g;128s; ‡10s
             Subfamily Rallinae Vigors, 1825 - rails see Family Rallidae Vigors, 1825
            Count: [*] 34g;127s; ‡10s
               Genus Fulica Linnaeus, 1758
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                 01 Fulica rufifrons Philippi & Landbeck, 1861 - red-fronted coot
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                 02 Fulica armillata Vieillot, 1817 - red-gartered coot
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                 03 Fulica leucoptera Vieillot, 1817 - white-winged coot
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                 04 Fulica caribaea Ridgway, 1884 - Caribbean coot
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                 05 Fulica ardesiaca Tschudi, 1843 - slate-colored coot
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                 06 Fulica americana Gmelin, 1789 - American coot
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                 07 Fulica cristata Gmelin, 1789 - red-knobbed coot
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                 08 Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 - common coot
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                 09 Fulica gigantea Eydoux & Souleyet, 1841 - giant coot
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                 10 Fulica cornuta Bonaparte, 1853 - horned coot
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