Parent: Rallidae (Coots)

└─ Rallus (Greater rails)

└─── Rallus antarcticus (Austral rail)

└─── Rallus aquaticus (Water rail)

└─── Rallus caerulescens (African rail)

└─── Rallus elegans (King rail)

└─── Rallus limicola (Virginia rail)

└─── Rallus longirostris (Clapper rail)

└─── Rallus madagascariensis (Madagascar rail)

└─── Rallus semiplumbeus (Bogota rail)

└─── Rallus wetmorei (Plain-flanked rail)