Rallidae

Rallus aquaticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ralloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Cladus: Neornithes Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Gruiformes Superfamilia: Ralloidea

Familia: Rallidae
Subfamiliae: Himantornithinae – Rallinae
Genera incertae sedis: Canirallus

Genera extincta

†Aphanapteryx – †Aphanocrex – †Australlus – †Diaphorapteryx – †Erythromachus – †Mundia – †Pleistorallus – †Vitirallus

Formerly included

Genera: Sarothrura – (now in Sarothruridae)

Name

Rallidae Rafinesque, 1815

References

Primary references

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1815. Analyse de la nature, ou tableau de l'univers et des corps organisés. Palerme: L'Imprimerie de Jean Barravecchia. 224 pp. BHL Reference page.  p. 70: Rallia

Additional references

• Worthy, T. H. (2004). The fossil rails (Aves: Rallidae) of Fiji with descriptions of a new genus and species. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 34 (3): 295–314. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2004.9517768
• Kirchman, J.J. 2012. Speciation of flightless rails on islands: a DNA-based phylogeny of the typical rails of the Pacific. The Auk 129(1): 56–69. DOI: 10.1525/auk.2011.11096 Reference page. 
• García-R, J.C., Gibb, G.B. & Trewick, S.A. 2014. Deep global evolutionary radiation in birds: Diversification and trait evolution in the cosmopolitan bird family Rallidae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 81: 96–108. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.09.008 ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Garcia-R, J.C., Lemmon, E.M., Lemmon, A.R. & French, N. 2020. Phylogenomic reconstruction sheds light on new relationships and timescale of rails (Aves: Rallidae) evolution. Diversity 12(2): 70. DOI: 10.3390/d12020070 Reference page. 
• Kirchman, J.J., McInerney, N.R., Giarla, T.C., Olson, S.L., Slikas, E. & Fleischer, R.C. 2021. Phylogeny based on ultra-conserved elements clarifies the evolution of rails and allies (Ralloidea) and is the basis for a revised classification. Ornithology 138(4): ukab042. DOI: 10.1093/ornithology/ukab042 Reference page. 
• Brown A.F., Lawrie, Y., Shannon, T.J., Collinson, J.M., Kirwan, G.M., Kirkconnell, A. & Stervander, M. 2022. First genetic data for the Critically Endangered Cuban endemic Zapata Rail Cyanolimnas cerverai, and the taxonomic implications. Journal of Ornithology 163: 945–952 DOI: 10.1101/2022.02.07.477705 Reference page. 
• Depino E.A., Pérez-Emán, J.L., Bonaccorso, E. & Areta, J.I. 2023. Evolutionary history of New World crakes (Aves: Rallidae) with emphasis on the tribe Laterallini. Zoologica Scripta 52(4): 394–412 DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12595 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• беларуская: Пастушковыя
• বাংলা: রেলিডি
• Deutsch: Rallen
• English: Rails
• suomi: Rantakanat
• Nordfriisk: Weederhanen
• français: Rallidés
• Frysk: Ralfûgels
• italiano: Rallidi
• 日本語: クイナ科
• 한국어: 뜸부기과
• македонски: Барски кокошки
• Nederlands: Rallen
• polski: Chruściele
• svenska: Rallar
• Türkçe: Yelvegiller
• 中文: 秧雞科

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