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Gruiformes
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Gruiformes is an order of birds, the name meaning crane-form, containing a considerable number of living and extinct families with a widespread geographical distribution. Historically defined broadly, the order has been narrowed considerably by modern classification, with cranes and rails remaining among its most prominent living families.
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