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Rallidae - Rails, Crakes and Coots
 
       
Rusty-flanked Crake Laterallus levraudi monotypic, endemic to Venezuela
 
  Weka Gallirallus australis greyi endemic to New Zealand
 
  African Rail Rallus caerulescens monotypic
 
  Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii monotypic, single member of genus
 
  Grey-necked Wood Rail Aramides cajanea cajanea  
  Giant Wood Rail Aramides ypecaha monotypic
 
  White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus
  Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra monotypic
 
  Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla obscura
 
  Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus
  African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis monotypic
  Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri monotypic, endemic to New Zealand
  Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni monotypic
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica monotypic
 
  * Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus chloropus
  * Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus meridionalis
  Dusky Moorhen Gallinula tenebrosa tenebrosa
  Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata monotypic
 
  Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata monotypic
  * Eurasian Coot Fulica atra atra
  * Eurasian Coot Fulica atra australis
  White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera monotypic
  Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata monotypic
  Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons monotypic