Birds of Europe - Bustards, Cranes and Rails

Name all species of waterfowl that have been recorded in Europe, including escapees and vagrants. As a hint, taxonomic groups (not necessarily families) are given. In some cases, the name is displayed. I arbitrarily split the rails into two groups based only on size and not taxonomic realtions. (I) = invasive, escapee (A) = vagrant (E) = european endemic
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Bustards
Great bustard
(A)
Asian houbara
 
African houbara
 
Little bustard
Cranes
Common crane
 
Demoiselle crane
 
Siberian crane
(A)
Sandhill crane
Rails and crakes
Water rail
(A)
African crake
 
Corn crake
(A)
Sora
 
Spotted crake
Hint
Answer
 
Little crake
 
Baillon's crake
(A)
Striped crake
"Large rails" (A)
Lesser moorhen
 
Common moorhen
(A)
Common gallinule
 
Eurasian coot
 
Red-knobbed coot
(A)
American coot
(A)
Allen's gallinule
(A)
Purple gallinule
 
Purple swamphen
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