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
               01 Genus Canirallus Bonaparte, 1856
               02 Genus Rallicula Schlegel, 1873[1871] see Genus Rallina Gray, 1846
               03 Genus Sarothrura Heine, 1890
               04 Genus Coturnicops Gray, 1855
               05 Genus Micropygia Bonaparte, 1856
               06 Genus Laterallus Gray, 1855
               07 Genus Anurolimnas Sharpe, 1892
               08 Genus Nesoclopeus Peters, 1932
               09 Genus Rallina Gray, 1846
               10 Genus Gallirallus Lafresnaye, 1841
               11 Genus Dryolimnas Sharpe, 1893
               12 Genus Atlantisia Lowe, 1923
               13 Genus Tricholimnas Sharpe, 1893 see Genus Gallirallus Lafresnaye, 1841
               14 Genus Crecopsis Sharpe, 1893 see Genus Crex Bechstein, 1803
               15 Genus Crex Bechstein, 1803
               16 Genus Aramidopsis Sharpe, 1893
               17 Genus Rougetius Bonaparte, 1856
               18 Genus Rallus Linnaeus, 1758
               19 Genus Amaurolimnas Sharpe, 1893
               20 Genus Aramides Pucheran, 1845
               21 Genus Gymnocrex Salvadori, 1875
               22 Genus Pardirallus Bonaparte, 1856
               23 Genus Cyanolimnas Barbour & Peters, 1927
               24 Genus Neocrex Sclater & Salvin, 1869
               25 Genus Porzana Vieillot, 1816
               26 Genus Amaurornis Reichenbach, 1853
               27 Genus Habroptila Gray, 1861
               28 Genus Eulabeornis Gould, 1844
               29 Genus Gallicrex Blyth, 1852
               30 Genus Porphyrula Blyth, 1849[1852] see Genus Porphyrio Brisson, 1760
               31 Genus Porphyrio Brisson, 1760
               32 Genus Pareudiastes Hartlaub & Finsch, 1871 see Genus Gallinula Brisson, 1760
               33 Genus Gallinula Brisson, 1760
               34 Genus Fulica Linnaeus, 1758