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 Amaurornis Reichenbach, 1853
                   1 Amaurornis akool (Sykes, 1832) - brown crake
                   2 Amaurornis olivaceus (Meyen, 1834) - bush-hen see Amaurornis olivacea (Meyen, 1834)
                   3 Amaurornis isabellinus (Schlegel, 1865) - isabelline waterhen see Amaurornis isabellina (Schlegel, 1865)
                   4 Amaurornis moluccanus (Wallace, 1865) - rufous-tailed waterhen see Amaurornis olivacea moluccana (Wallace, 1865)
                   5 Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769) - white-breasted waterhen
                   6 Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837) - black crake
                   7 Amaurornis olivieri (Grandidier & Berlioz, 1929) - Sakalava rail
                   8 Amaurornis bicolor (Walden, 1872) - black-tailed crake see Porzana bicolor Walden, 1872