Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Gruiformes Bonaparte, 1854
Family Rallidae Vigors, 1825 - rails, waterhens, coots
Subfamily Rallinae Vigors, 1825 - rails
see Family Rallidae Vigors, 1825
Genus Gallicrex Blyth, 1852
Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin, 1789) - watercock