Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Parent taxon: Rallidae according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Brodkorb 1967, Campbell 1979, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Mayr 2006, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aphanocrex, Aramides, Atlantisia, Australlus, Capellirallus, Coturnicops, Crex, Cyanolimnas, Dryolimnas, Eocrex, Erythromachus, Fulica, Fulicaletornis, Fulicinae, Gallinula, Gallinulinae, Gallirallus, Hapalocrex, Himantornithinae, Hovacrex, Ibidopsis, Laterallus, Latipons, Lewinia, Ludiortyx, Megagallinula, Microtribonyx, Miofulica, Miorallus, Montirallus, Mundia, Nesoclopeus, Nesolimnas, Palaeoaramides, Palaeorallus, Paraortygometra, Pardirallus, Parvirallus, Pediorallus, Pleistorallus, Porphyrio, Porzana, Quercyrallus, Rallicrex, Rallina, Rallus, Sarothrurinae, Tribonyx, Vitirallus, Wanshuina, Youngornis, Zapornia
Subtaxa: Aphanapteryx Belgirallus Creccoides Diaphorapteryx Eulabeornis Gymnocrex Habroptila Pareudiastes
Type: Rallus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
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