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 akool (Sykes, 1832) - brown crake
               1 Amaurornis akool akool (Sykes, 1832)
               2 Amaurornis akool coccineipes (Slater, 1891)