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 Otididae Gray, 1840 - bustards
          Count: [*] 7g;25s
             Genus Ardeotis Le Maout, 1853
            Count: [*] 4s
               Ardeotis australis (Gray, 1829) - Australian bustard
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