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
           Genus Laterallus Gray, 1855
             Laterallus jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789) - black rail
               1 Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus (Ridgway, 1874)
               2 Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789)
               3 Laterallus jamaicensis murivagans (Riley, 1916)
               4 Laterallus jamaicensis tuerosi Fjeldså, 1983
               5 Laterallus jamaicensis salinasi (Philippi, 1857)