Cranes
Gruidae
The family Gruidae (Cranes) belongs to the order Gruiformes and comprises 15 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 10 globally threatened (IUCN categories VU, EN and CR).
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Species
- 15
- Threatened species
- 10
All species of the family Gruidae
In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.
Grey Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum
Black Crowned Crane
Balearica pavonina
Siberian Crane
Leucogeranus leucogeranus
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
White-naped Crane
Antigone vipio
Brolga
Antigone rubicunda
Sarus Crane
Antigone antigone
Wattled Crane
Grus carunculata
Demoiselle Crane
Grus virgo
Blue Crane
Grus paradisea
Red-crowned Crane
Grus japonensis
Whooping Crane
Grus americana
Common Crane
Grus grus
Hooded Crane
Grus monacha
Black-necked Crane
Grus nigricollis
Other families of the order Gruiformes
- 3 species
Trumpeters
Psophiidae
- 1 species
Limpkin
Aramidae
- 3 species
Finfoots
Heliornithidae
- 15 species
Flufftails
Sarothruridae
- 148 species
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Rallidae
Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.