Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
           Order Gruiformes Bonaparte, 1854
             Suborder Ralli Reichenbach - rails and allies
               Family Rallidae Vigors, 1825 - rails, waterhens, coots
                 01 Genus Sarothrura Heine, 1890
                 02 Genus Himantornis Hartlaub, 1855
                 03 Genus Canirallus Bonaparte, 1856
                 04 Genus Coturnicops Gray, 1855
                 05 Genus Micropygia Bonaparte, 1856
                 06 Genus Rallina Gray, 1846
                 07 Genus Anurolimnas Sharpe, 1892
                 08 Genus Laterallus Gray, 1855
                 09 Genus Nesoclopeus Peters, 1932
                 10 Genus Gallirallus Lafresnaye, 1841
                 11 Genus Rallus Linnaeus, 1758
                 12 Genus Lewinia Gray, 1855
                 13 Genus Dryolimnas Sharpe, 1893
                 14 Genus Crecopsis Sharpe, 1893 see Genus Crex Bechstein, 1803
                 15 Genus Crex Bechstein, 1803
                 16 Genus Rougetius Bonaparte, 1856
                 17 Genus Aramidopsis Sharpe, 1893
                 18 Genus Atlantisia Lowe, 1923
                 19 Genus Aramides Pucheran, 1845
                 20 Genus Amaurolimnas Sharpe, 1893
                 21 Genus Gymnocrex Salvadori, 1875
                 22 Genus Amaurornis Reichenbach, 1853
                 23 Genus Porzana Vieillot, 1816
                 24 Genus Aenigomatolimnas see Genus Aenigmatolimnas Peters, 1933
                 25 Genus Cyanolimnas Barbour & Peters, 1927
                 26 Genus Neocrex Sclater & Salvin, 1869
                 27 Genus Pardirallus Bonaparte, 1856
                 28 Genus Eulabeornis Gould, 1844
                 29 Genus Habroptila Gray, 1861
                 30 Genus Megacrex D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879
                 31 Genus Gallicrex Blyth, 1852
                 32 Genus Porphyrio Brisson, 1760
                 33 Genus Gallinula Brisson, 1760
                 34 Genus Fulica Linnaeus, 1758