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
           01 Genus Sarothrura Heine, 1890
           02 Genus Himantornis Hartlaub, 1855 [monotypic]
           03 Genus Canirallus Bonaparte, 1856
           04 Genus Coturnicops Gray, 1855
           05 Genus Micropygia Bonaparte, 1856 [monotypic]
           06 Genus Rallina Gray, 1846
           07 Genus Anurolimnas Sharpe, 1892
           08 Genus Laterallus Gray, 1855
           09 Genus Nesoclopeus Peters, 1932 [monotypic]
           10 Genus Gallirallus Lafresnaye, 1841
           11 Genus Rallus Linnaeus, 1758
           12 Genus Lewinia Gray, 1855
           13 Genus Dryolimnas Sharpe, 1893 [monotypic]
           14 Genus Crex Bechstein, 1803
           15 Genus Rougetius Bonaparte, 1856 [monotypic]
           16 Genus Aramidopsis Sharpe, 1893 [monotypic]
           17 Genus Atlantisia Lowe, 1923 [monotypic]
           18 Genus Aramides Pucheran, 1845
           19 Genus Amaurolimnas Sharpe, 1893 [monotypic]
           20 Genus Gymnocrex Salvadori, 1875
           21 Genus Amaurornis Reichenbach, 1853
           22 Genus Porzana Vieillot, 1816
           23 Genus Aenigmatolimnas Peters, 1933 [monotypic]
           24 Genus Cyanolimnas Barbour & Peters, 1927 [monotypic]
           25 Genus Neocrex Sclater & Salvin, 1869
           26 Genus Pardirallus Bonaparte, 1856
           27 Genus Eulabeornis Gould, 1844 [monotypic]
           28 Genus Habroptila Gray, 1861 [monotypic]
           29 Genus Megacrex D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879 [monotypic]
           30 Genus Gallicrex Blyth, 1852 [monotypic]
           31 Genus Porphyrio Brisson, 1760
           32 Genus Gallinula Brisson, 1760
           33 Genus Fulica Linnaeus, 1758