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 Amaurornis Reichenbach, 1853
             1 Amaurornis akool (Sykes, 1832) - brown crake
             2 Amaurornis isabellina (Schlegel, 1865)
             3 Amaurornis olivacea (Meyen, 1834)
             4 Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769) - white-breasted waterhen
             5 Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837) - black crake
             6 ‡?Amaurornis olivieri (Grandidier & Berlioz, 1929) - Sakalava rail