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
                 Genus Rallus Linnaeus, 1758
                   1 Rallus longirostris Boddaert, 1783 - clapper rail
                   2 Rallus elegans Audubon, 1834 - king rail
                   3 Rallus wetmorei Zimmer & Phelps, 1944 - plain-flanked rail
                   4 Rallus limicola Vieillot, 1819 - Virginia rail
                   5 Rallus semiplumbeus Sclater, 1856 - Bogota rail
                   6 Rallus antarcticus King, 1828 - austral rail
                   7 Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758 - water rail
                   8 Rallus caerulescens Gmelin, 1789 - Kaffir rail
                   9 Rallus madagascariensis Verreaux, 1833 - Madagascar rail