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Family: Rallidae

Description

Rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules.

Taxonomy

Rallidae is a family in the order Gruiformes.
The genera Sarothrura and Canirallus were formerly included here but are now placed in their own family Sarothruridae.


Family Rallidae view • edit

Genus Rallus view • edit
R. obsoletus Ridgway's Rail
R. tenuirostris Aztec Rail
R. longirostris Mangrove Rail
R. elegans King Rail
R. crepitans Clapper Rail
R. wetmorei Plain-flanked Rail
R. limicola Virginia Rail
R. semiplumbeus Bogota Rail
R. antarcticus Austral Rail
R. aquaticus Water Rail
R. indicus Brown-cheeked Rail
R. caerulescens African Rail
R. madagascariensis Madagascar Rail

Genus Dryolimnas view • edit
D. cuvieri White-throated Rail

Genus Aphanapteryx view • edit
A. bonasia Red Rail

Genus Crex view • edit
C. egregia African Crake
C. crex Corn Crake

Genus Rougetius view • edit
R. rougetii Rouget's Rail

Genus Atlantisia view • edit
A. rogersi Inaccessible Island Rail

Genus Aramidopsis view • edit
A. plateni Snoring Rail

Genus Lewinia view • edit
L. striata Slaty-breasted Rail
L. mirifica Brown-banded Rail
L. pectoralis Lewin's Rail
L. muelleri Auckland Rail

Genus Gymnocrex view • edit
G. rosenbergii Blue-faced Rail
G. plumbeiventris Bare-eyed Rail
G. talaudensis Talaud Rail

Genus Hypotaenidia view • edit
H. woodfordi Woodford's Rail
Skull t.png H. poecilopterus
Bar-winged Rail Skull t.png

Genus Habroptila view • edit
H. wallacii Invisible Rail

Genus Eulabeornis view • edit
E. castaneoventris Chestnut Rail

Genus Gallirallus view • edit
G. australis Weka
G. lafresnayanus New Caledonian Rail
G. sylvestris Lord Howe Rail
G. okinawae Okinawa Rail
Skull t.png G. pacificus
Tahiti Rail Skull t.png
G. philippensis Buff-banded Rail
Skull t.png G. modestus
Chatham Islands Rail Skull t.png
Skull t.png G. dieffenbachii
Dieffenbach's Rail Skull t.png
G. insignis New Britain Rail
Skullwild.png G. owstoni
Guam Rail Skullwild.png
Skull t.png G. wakensis
Wake Island Rail Skull t.png
G. torquatus Barred Rail
G. calayanensis Calayan Rail
G. rovianae Roviana Rail

Genus Canirallus view • edit
C. oculeus Grey-throated Rail

Genus Pardirallus view • edit
P. maculatus Spotted Rail
P. nigricans Blackish Rail
P. sanguinolentus Plumbeous Rail

Genus Mustelirallus view • edit
M. albicollis Ash-throated Crake
M. cerverai Zapata Rail
M. colombianus Colombian Crake
M. erythrops Paint-billed Crake

Genus Amaurolimnas view • edit
A. concolor Uniform Crake

Genus Aramides view • edit
A. ypecaha Giant Wood Rail
A. wolfi Brown Wood Rail
A. mangle Little Wood Rail
A. axillaris Rufous-necked Wood Rail
A. albiventris Russet-naped Wood Rail
A. cajaneus Gray-cowled Wood Rail
A. calopterus Red-winged Wood Rail
A. saracura Slaty-breasted Wood Rail

Genus Tribonyx view • edit
T. ventralis Black-tailed Nativehen
T. mortierii Tasmanian Nativehen

Genus Porphyriops view • edit
P. melanops Spot-flanked Gallinule

Genus Porzana view • edit
P. carolina Sora
P. porzana Spotted Crake
P. fluminea Australian Crake
P. spiloptera Dot-winged Crake

Genus Gallinula view • edit
P. angulata Lesser Moorhen

Genus Gallinula view • edit
G. silvestris Makira Moorhen
G. nesiotis Tristan Moorhen
G. comeri Gough Moorhen
G. chloropus Common Moorhen
G. galeata Common Gallinule
G. tenebrosa Dusky Moorhen
G. pacifica Samoan Moorhen

Genus Fulica view • edit
F. cristata Red-knobbed Coot
F. armillata Red-gartered Coot
F. rufifrons Red-fronted Coot
F. gigantea Giant Coot
F. cornuta Horned Coot
F. atra Eurasian Coot
F. alai Hawaiian Coot
F. americana American Coot
F. ardesiaca Slate-colored Coot
F. leucoptera White-winged Coot

Genus Porphyrio view • edit
P. alleni Allen's Gallinule
P. martinica Purple Gallinule
P. flavirostris Azure Gallinule
P. porphyrio Western Swamphen
P. indicus Black-backed Swamphen
P. madagascariensis African Swamphen
P. hochstetteri South Island Takahe
Skull t.png P. mantelli
North Island Takahe Skull t.png
P. melanotus Australasian Swamphen
P. pulverulentus Philippine Swamphen
Skull t.png P. albus
Lord Howe Island Swamphen Skull t.png
P. poliocephalus Grey-headed Swamphen

Genus Himantornis view • edit
H. haematopus Nkulengu Rail

Genus Poliolimnas view • edit
P. cinerea White-browed Crake

Genus Megacrex view • edit
M. inepta New Guinea Flightless Rail

Genus Gallicrex view • edit
G. cinerea Watercock

Genus Amaurornis view • edit
A. isabellina Isabelline Bush-hen
A. olivacea Plain Bush-hen
A. phoenicurus White-breasted Waterhen
A. magnirostris Talaud Bush-hen
A. moluccana Pale-vented Bush-hen
A. marginalis Striped Crake

Genus Rallina view • edit
R. tricolor Red-necked Crake
R. canningi Andaman Crake
R. fasciata Red-legged Crake
R. eurizonoides Slaty-legged Crake

Genus Zapornia view • edit
Z. fusca Ruddy-breasted Crake
Z. paykullii Band-bellied Crake
Z. akool Brown Crake
Z. flavirostra Black Crake
Z. parva Little Crake
Z. pusilla Baillon's Crake
Skull t.png Z. palmeri
Laysan Crake Skull t.png
Z. olivieri Sakalava Rail
Z. bicolor Black-tailed Crake
Skull t.png Z. sandwichensis
Hawaiian Rail Skull t.png
Z. atra Henderson Crake
Z. tabuensis Spotless Crake
Skull t.png Z. monasa
Kosrae Crake Skull t.png

Genus Micropygia view • edit
M. schomburgkii Ocellated Crake

Genus Rufirallus view • edit
R. castaneiceps Chestnut-headed Crake
R. viridis Russet-crowned Crake

Genus Anurolimnas view • edit
A. fasciatus Black-banded Crake

Genus Coturnicops view • edit
C. exquisitus Swinhoe's Rail
C. noveboracensis Yellow Rail
C. notatus Speckled Rail

Genus Hapalocrex view • edit
H. flaviventer Yellow-breasted Crake

Genus Laterallus view • edit
L. levraudi Rusty-flanked Crake
L. melanophaius Rufous-sided Crake
L. ruber Ruddy Crake
L. albigularis White-throated Crake
L. exilis Gray-breasted Crake
L. spilonota Galapagos Rail
L. jamaicensis Black Rail
L. leucopyrrhus Red-and-white Crake
L. xenopterus Rufous-faced Crake
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