| Scientific Name | TSN | Taxon Author | Common Name | Name Source | Usage | Reason (ITIS) | Taxon Rank |
|---|
| Aramidae | 176195 | | Limpkins Limpkin | ITIS | valid | | Family |
| Cariamae | 176410 | | | ITIS | invalid | other, see comments of Gruiformes | Suborder |
| Cariamidae | 176411 | | Seriemas | ITIS | valid | | Family |
| Eurypygae | 176406 | | | ITIS | invalid | other, see comments of Gruiformes | Suborder |
| Eurypygidae | 176407 | | Sunbittern | ITIS | valid | | Family |
| Grues | 176173 | | | ITIS | invalid | other, see comments of Gruiformes | Suborder |
| Gruidae | 176174 | | Cranes | ITIS | valid | | Family |
| Heliornithes | 176395 | | | ITIS | invalid | other, see comments of Gruiformes | Suborder |
| Heliornithidae | 176396 | | Finfoots | ITIS | valid | | Family |
| Mesitornithes | 690731 | | | ITIS | invalid | other, see comments of Gruiformes | Suborder |
| Mesitornithidae | 690732 | | Mesites | ITIS | valid | | Family |
| Mesoenatidae | 176149 | | | ITIS | invalid | junior synonym of Mesitornithidae | Family |
| Mesoenatides | 176148 | | | ITIS | invalid | junior synonym of Gruiformes | Suborder |
| Mestiornithidae | 557359 | | | ITIS | invalid | unavailable, database artifact of Mesitornithidae | Family |
| Otides | 176416 | | | ITIS | invalid | other, see comments of Gruiformes | Suborder |
| Otididae | 176417 | | Bustards | ITIS | valid | | Family |
| Psophiidae | 176200 | | Trumpters | ITIS | valid | | Family |
| Rallidae | 176205 | | Coots Rails foulques gallinules râles Waterhens | ITIS | valid | | Family |
| Rhynchocetidae | 557367 | | | ITIS | invalid | unavailable, database artifact of Rhynochetidae | Family |
| Rhynocheti | 176402 | | | ITIS | invalid | other, see comments of Gruiformes | Suborder |
| Rhynochetidae | 176403 | | Kagu | ITIS | valid | | Family |
