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 Megacrex D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879 [monotypic]
Megacrex inepta D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879 - New Guinea flightless rail
1 Megacrex inepta pallida Rand, 1938
2 Megacrex inepta inepta D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879