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
             Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769) - white-breasted waterhen
               1 Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769)
               2 Amaurornis phoenicurus insularis Sharpe, 1894
               3 Amaurornis phoenicurus leucomelana (Müller, 1842)