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Heliornithidae
Sign in to saveThe Heliornithidae are a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet like those of grebes and coots. The family overall are known as finfoots, although one species is known as a sungrebe. The family is composed of three species in three genera.
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Heliornithidae is a family of birds within the order Gruiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon is classified under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and is accepted by the World Register of Marine Species. Its authority is Gray, 1841. Common names for the family include finfoots and svømmeriksefamilien.
Members of this family inhabit brackish and freshwater environments. The taxon range is listed as Brazil. The family has an occurrence count of 40,026.
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finfoots
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGruiformes
- FamilyHeliornithidae
日鷉科（“鷉”读音tī，学名：Heliornithidae）为鹤形目的一科，现仅存2属3种。分布于美洲、非洲和东南亚的热带水域。状似秧鸡，拥有较长的颈部，尾宽，喙尖锐。善于游泳和潜水。 非洲鳍趾鷉（Podica senegalensis），分布于非洲 日鷉（Heliornis fulica），分布于美洲 亚洲鳍趾鷉（Heliopais personata），分布于东南亚 参考资料 蓝色动物学 维基共享资源中相关的多媒体资源：日鷉科 维基物种中的分类信息：日鷉科 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=日鷉科&oldid=25583095” 分类：日鷉科 隐藏分类： 本地相关图片与维基数据不同 含有拉丁語的條目
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- svømmeriksefamilien
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The Heliornithidae are a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet like those of grebes and coots. The family overall are known as finfoots, although one species is known as a sungrebe. The family is composed of three species in three genera.
==Description== Finfoots resemble rails; they have long necks, slender bodies, broad tails, and sharp, pointed bills. They have a diverse range of calls, but do not call frequently. Their legs and feet are brightly coloured and, unlike grebes, they are capable of walking well and even moving quickly on land.
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