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 Gallirallus Lafresnaye, 1841
             Gallirallus philippensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - buff-banded rail
               01 Gallirallus philippensis andrewsi (Mathews, 1911)
               02 Gallirallus philippensis xerophilus (van Bemmel & Hoogerwerf, 1940)
               03 Gallirallus philippensis wilkinsoni (Mathews, 1911)
               04 Gallirallus philippensis philippensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
               05 Gallirallus philippensis pelewensis (Mayr, 1933)
               06 Gallirallus philippensis anachoretae (Mayr, 1949)
               07 Gallirallus philippensis admiralitatis (Stresemann, 1929)
               08 Gallirallus philippensis praedo (Mayr, 1949)
               09 Gallirallus philippensis lesouefi (Mathews, 1911)
               10 Gallirallus philippensis meyeri (Hartert, 1930)
               11 Gallirallus philippensis christophori (Mayr, 1938)
               12 Gallirallus philippensis sethsmithi (Mathews, 1911)
               13 Gallirallus philippensis swindellsi (Mathews, 1911)
               14 Gallirallus philippensis goodsoni (Mathews, 1911)
               15 Gallirallus philippensis ecaudatus (Miller, 1783)
               16 Gallirallus philippensis assimilis (Gray, 1843)
               17 ‡Gallirallus philippensis macquariensis (Hutton, 1879)
               18 Gallirallus philippensis lacustris (Mayr, 1938)
               19 Gallirallus philippensis reductus (Mayr, 1938)
               20 Gallirallus philippensis randi (Mayr & Gilliard, 1951)
               21 Gallirallus philippensis wahgiensis (Mayr & Gilliard, 1951)
               22 Gallirallus philippensis tounelieri Schodde & de Naurois, 1982
               23 Gallirallus philippensis mellori (Mathews, 1912)