Gruiformes
Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
HBW 3, p. 108
- Small to medium-sized terrestrial, marsh and aquatic birds, with short and deep to long and slender bill, moderately long neck, broad wings, short, soft tail and strong legs.
- Worldwide, except for polar regions and waterless deserts; widely distributed on oceanic islands.
- Many types of wetland; also grassland, forest and dense scrub.
- 34 genera, 136 species, 309 taxa.
- 31 species threatened; probably 2 of these, as well as 14 other species and 4 subspecies, extinct since 1600.
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- 2 1 1 8 1 White-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura pulchra)
- 0 8 2 Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans)
- 2 1 1 8 3 Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa)
- 0 8 4 Long-toed Flufftail (Sarothrura lugens)
- 0 8 5 Streaky-breasted Flufftail (Sarothrura boehmi)
- 0 8 6 Striped Flufftail (Sarothrura affinis)
- 3 1 2 8 7 Madagascar Flufftail (Sarothrura insularis)
- 0 3 8 White-winged Flufftail (Sarothrura ayresi)
- 0 3 9 Slender-billed Flufftail (Sarothrura watersi)
- 3 3 8 10 Nkulengu Rail (Himantornis haematopus)
- 0 8 11 Grey-throated Rail (Canirallus oculeus)
- 3 2 1 8 12 Madagascar Wood-rail (Canirallus kioloides)
- 0 9 13 Tsingy Wood Rail (Mentocrex beankaensis)
- 0 4 14 Swinhoe's Rail (Coturnicops exquisitus)
- 3 1 1 1 8 15 Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis)
- 3 3 8 16 Speckled Rail (Coturnicops notatus)
- 1 1 8 17 Ocellated Crake (Micropygia schomburgkii)
- 1 1 8 18 Chestnut Forest-rail (Rallina rubra)
- 0 6 19 White-striped Forest-rail (Rallina leucospila)
- 1 1 8 20 Forbes's Forest-rail (Rallina forbesi)
- 0 7 21 Mayr's Forest-rail (Rallina mayri)
- 6 4 2 8 22 Red-necked Crake (Rallina tricolor)
- 1 1 6 23 Andaman Crake (Rallina canningi)
- 16 3 13 8 24 Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata)
- 1 1 8 25 Slaty-legged Crake (Rallina eurizonoides)
- 2 2 8 26 Chestnut-headed Crake (Anurolimnas castaneiceps)
- 5 2 1 2 8 27 Russet-crowned Crake (Anurolimnas viridis)
- 1 1 8 28 Black-banded Crake (Anurolimnas fasciatus)
- 15 1 8 6 8 29 Rufous-sided Crake (Laterallus melanophaius)
- 1 1 3 30 Rusty-flanked Crake (Laterallus levraudi)
- 3 3 8 31 Ruddy Crake (Laterallus ruber)
- 9 1 5 3 8 32 White-throated Crake (Laterallus albigularis)
- 5 3 2 8 33 Grey-breasted Crake (Laterallus exilis)
- 1 1 6 34 Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis)
- 1 1 4 35 Galapagos Rail (Laterallus spilonotus)
- 4 1 2 1 8 36 Red-and-white Crake (Laterallus leucopyrrhus)
- 0 4 37 Rufous-faced Crake (Laterallus xenopterus)
- 1 1 6 38 Woodford's Rail (Nesoclopeus woodfordi)
- 0 0 39 Bar-winged Rail (Nesoclopeus poecilopterus)
- 20 13 7 4 39 Weka (Gallirallus australis)
- 0 2 41 New Caledonian Rail (Gallirallus lafresnayanus)
- 1 1 3 42 Lord Howe Rail (Gallirallus sylvestris)
- 1 1 3 43 Okinawa Rail (Gallirallus okinawae)
- 3 1 1 1 4 44 Calayan Rail (Gallirallus calayensis)
- 9 1 3 5 8 45 Barred Rail (Gallirallus torquatus)
- 42 2 19 21 8 46 Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
- 0 6 46 New Britain Rail (Gallirallus insignis)
- 6 1 5 1 48 Guam Rail (Gallirallus owstoni)
- 4 4 6 49 Roviana Rail (Gallirallus rovianae)
- 2 1 1 8 50 Slaty-breasted Rail (Gallirallus striatus)
- 26 1 12 13 8 51 Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris)
- 4 1 3 8 52 King Rail (Rallus elegans)
- 5 3 2 3 53 Plain-flanked Rail (Rallus wetmorei)
- 7 1 2 4 8 54 Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
- 7 5 2 3 55 Bogota Rail (Rallus semiplumbeus)
- 3 1 1 1 4 55 Austral Rail (Rallus antarcticus)
- 55 2 30 23 8 57 Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
- 3 2 1 8 58 African Rail (Rallus caerulescens)
- 2 1 1 4 59 Madagascar Rail (Rallus madagascariensis)
- 3 2 1 7 60 Brown-banded Rail (Lewinia mirificus)
- 4 4 8 61 Lewin's Rail (Lewinia pectoralis)
- 0 4 62 Auckland Rail (Lewinia muelleri)
- 3 2 1 8 63 White-throated Rail (Dryolimnas cuvieri)
- 3 2 1 8 64 African Crake (Crex egregia)
- 17 1 8 8 6 65 Corncrake (Crex crex)
- 17 8 9 6 66 Rouget's Rail (Rougetius rougetii)
- 0 4 67 Snoring Rail (Aramidopsis plateni)
- 1 1 4 67 Inaccessible Rail (Atlantisia rogersi)
- 5 1 2 2 8 69 Little Wood-rail (Aramides mangle)
- 4 2 2 8 70 Rufous-necked Wood-rail (Aramides axillaris)
- 64 1 32 31 8 70 Grey-necked Wood-rail (Aramides cajanea)
- 1 1 4 72 Brown Wood-rail (Aramides wolfi)
- 19 1 9 9 8 73 Giant Wood-rail (Aramides ypecaha)
- 15 1 5 9 8 74 Slaty-breasted Wood-rail (Aramides saracura)
- 0 8 75 Red-winged Wood-rail (Aramides calopterus)
- 3 1 1 1 8 76 Uniform Crake (Amaurolimnas concolor)
- 0 4 77 Bald-faced Rail (Gymnocrex rosenbergii)
- 0 8 78 Bare-eyed Rail (Gymnocrex plumbeiventris)
- 0 3 79 Talaud Rail (Gymnocrex talaudensis)
- 3 3 8 80 Brown Crake (Amaurornis akool)
- 3 1 2 8 81 Isabelline Bush-hen (Amaurornis isabellinus)
- 2 1 1 8 82 Plain Bush-hen (Amaurornis olivaceus)
- 3 1 2 8 83 Rufous-tailed Bush-hen (Amaurornis moluccanus)
- 55 5 23 27 8 84 White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
- 21 1 9 11 8 85 Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostris)
- 4 2 2 3 86 Sakalava Rail (Amaurornis olivieri)
- 0 4 87 Talaud Bush-hen (Amaurornis magnirostris)
- 7 1 6 8 88 Black-tailed Crake (Amaurornis bicolor)
- 17 9 8 8 88 Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
- 27 5 22 8 89 Little Crake (Porzana parva)
- 33 1 12 20 8 90 Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla)
- 21 2 10 9 8 92 Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea)
- 22 8 14 8 93 Sora (Porzana carolina)
- 1 1 4 94 Dot-winged Crake (Porzana spiloptera)
- 9 1 1 7 8 95 Ash-throated Crake (Porzana albicollis)
- 9 7 2 8 96 Ruddy-breasted Crake (Porzana fusca)
- 4 1 2 1 6 97 Band-bellied Crake (Porzana paykullii)
- 14 6 8 8 98 Spotless Crake (Porzana tabuensis)
- 2 2 4 99 Henderson Crake (Porzana atra)
- 5 2 3 8 100 Yellow-breasted Crake (Porzana flaviventer)
- 11 1 2 8 8 101 White-browed Crake (Porzana cinerea)
- 0 8 102 Striped Crake (Aenigmatolimnas marginalis)
- 0 3 103 Zapata Rail (Cyanolimnas cerverai)
- 0 7 104 Colombian Crake (Neocrex colombianus)
- 2 1 1 8 105 Paint-billed Crake (Neocrex erythrops)
- 8 3 5 8 106 Spotted Rail (Pardirallus maculatus)
- 5 1 2 2 8 107 Blackish Rail (Pardirallus nigricans)
- 18 1 7 10 8 108 Plumbeous Rail (Pardirallus sanguinolentus)
- 1 1 8 109 Chestnut Rail (Eulabeornis castaneoventris)
- 4 4 4 110 Invisible Rail (Habroptila wallacii)
- 183 6 83 94 8 110 Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
- 0 6 111 New Guinea Flightless Rail (Megacrex inepta)
- 9 5 4 3 111 Takahe (Porphyrio mantelli)
- 4 1 1 2 8 112 Watercock (Gallicrex cinerea)
- 3 1 2 8 115 Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni)
- 51 24 27 8 116 American Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinica)
- 5 3 2 8 117 Azure Gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris)
- 0 2 118 San Cristobal Moorhen (Gallinula silvestris)
- 42 1 18 23 8 118 Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa)
- 0 4 119 Tristan Moorhen (Gallinula nesiotis)
- 193 8 79 106 8 120 Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- 1 1 8 122 Lesser Moorhen (Gallinula angulata)
- 12 10 2 8 123 Spot-flanked Gallinule (Gallinula melanops)
- 5 1 4 8 124 Black-tailed Native-hen (Gallinula ventralis)
- 234 6 111 117 8 124 Common Coot (Fulica atra)
- 9 5 4 8 125 Tasmanian Native-hen (Gallinula mortierii)
- 40 1 15 24 8 126 Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata)
- 4 3 1 4 128 Hawaiian Coot (Fulica alai)
- 43 1 26 16 8 129 American Coot (Fulica americana)
- 7 1 4 2 6 130 Caribbean Coot (Fulica caribaea)
- 12 7 5 8 131 White-winged Coot (Fulica leucoptera)
- 20 1 5 14 8 132 Andean Coot (Fulica ardesiaca)
- 25 1 6 18 8 133 Red-gartered Coot (Fulica armillata)
- 24 2 22 8 134 Red-fronted Coot (Fulica rufifrons)
- 41 5 36 8 135 Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea)
- 4 4 6 136 Horned Coot (Fulica cornuta)
Family statistics
34 genera, 136 species
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| 28 genera | (82%) |
| 108 species | (79%) |
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