Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
     Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
       Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
         Order Gruiformes Bonaparte, 1854
           Family Rallidae Vigors, 1825 - rails, waterhens, coots
             Subfamily Rallinae Vigors, 1825 - rails see Family Rallidae Vigors, 1825
               Genus Rallus Linnaeus, 1758
                 1 Rallus longirostris Boddaert, 1783 - clapper rail
                 2 Rallus wetmorei Zimmer & Phelps, 1944 - plain-flanked rail
                 3 Rallus elegans Audubon, 1834 - king rail
                 4 Rallus semiplumbeus Sclater, 1856 - Bogota rail
                 5 Rallus antarcticus King, 1828 - austral rail
                 6 Rallus limicola Vieillot, 1819 - Virginia rail
                 7 Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758 - water rail
                 8 Rallus caerulescens Gmelin, 1789 - Kaffir rail
                 9 Rallus madagascariensis Verreaux, 1833 - Madagascar rail