Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Gruiformes Bonaparte, 1854
         Family Rallidae Vigors, 1825 - rails, waterhens, coots
           Genus Rallus Linnaeus, 1758
             Rallus semiplumbeus Sclater, 1856 - Bogota rail
               ‡?Rallus semiplumbeus peruvianus Taczanowski, 1886 - Peruvian rail