Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
Ref: J. Cracraft et al., 2003: 16
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
  Ref: J. Cracraft et al., 2003: 16
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
    Ref: J. Cracraft et al., 2003: 16
       [Order] Gruiformes Bonaparte, 1854
      Ref: J. Cracraft et al., 2003: 17-18 [inferred rank]
         Family Rallidae Vigors, 1825 - rails, waterhens, coots
        Ref: E.C. Dickinson, 2003: 23, 117 [implicit position]
           Genus Gallinula Brisson, 1760
          Ref: E.C. Dickinson, 2003: 126
             Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) - common moorhen
            Ref: E.C. Dickinson, 2003: 126
               Gallinula chloropus cerceris Bangs, 1910
              Ref: E.C. Dickinson, 2003: 126