Finfoots

Heliornithidae

The family Heliornithidae (Finfoots) belongs to the order Gruiformes and comprises 3 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 1 globally threatened (IUCN categories VU, EN and CR).

Order: Gruiformes
Species: 3
Threatened species: 1

All species of the family Heliornithidae

In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.

African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
Sungrebe
Heliornis fulica
Masked Finfoot
Heliopais personatus

Other families of the order Gruiformes

Trumpeters
Psophiidae
3 species
Limpkin
Aramidae
1 species
Cranes
Gruidae
15 species
Flufftails
Sarothruridae
15 species
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Rallidae
148 species

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.