Aves - Gruiformes - Rallidae

Parent taxon: Rallidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Amaurornis, Aphanocrex, 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, Nesotrochis, Palaeoaramides, Palaeorallus, Paraortygometra, Pardirallus, Parvirallus, Pediorallus, Pleistorallus, Porphyrio, Porzana, Quercyrallus, Rallicrex, Rallina, Rallinae, Rallus, Sarothrurinae, Tribonyx, Vitirallus, Wanshuina, Youngornis, Zapornia

Subtaxa: Aramides cajaneus Aramides saracura

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mene de Inciarte Tar Seep (Quaternary of Venezuela)

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