Rallidae
Rallidae sunt magna parvarum mediarumve avium familia cosmopolitana, quae gravem biodiversitatem praestat. Multae familiae species terra humida utuntur, quamquam familia in omnibus habitationibus terrestrialibus praeter regiones desertas, polares, et alpinas supra finem nivium habitat.

Rallidae in omne continenti praeter Antarcticam inveniuntur, et sunt in insulis multae species. Communissimae habitationes sunt paludes et silvae densae. Rallidae praecipue sunt confertarum herbarum cupidae.

Genera

Genera viva 

 Himanthornis
 Sarothrura (9 species)
 Canirallus (2 species)
 Coturnicops (3 species)
 Micropygia
 Rallina (8 species)
 Anurolimnas (3 species)
 Atlantisia
 Laterallus (10 species)
 Nesoclopeus (1 species vuva, 1 recentius exstincta)
 Gallirallus (11-12 species vivae, 3-5 recentius exstinctae; vide Gallirallus vekamatolu)
 Rallus (circa 9 species)
 Lewinia (3 species; aliquando inter Rallum habitae)
 Dryolimnas (1 species viva, 1 recentius exstincta)
 Crecopsis (aliquando inter Creces habita)
 Crex
 Rougetius
 Aramidopsis
 Aramides (8-9 species vivae, fortasse 1 recentius exstincta)
 Amaurolimnas
 Gymnocrex (3 species)
 Amaurornis (9 species)
 Porzana (13 species vivae, inter quas Porzana cinerea, 4-5 recentius exstinctae)
 Aenigmatolimnas
 Cyanolimnas
 Neocrex (2 species)
 Pardirallus (3 species)
 Eulabeornis
 Habroptila
 Megacrex
 Gallicrex
 Porphyrio (6 species vivae, 2-5 recentius exstinctae; Notornem et Porphyrulaa comprehendit)
 Gallinula (7-9 species vivae, 1-3 recentius exstinctae; Edithornem et Pareudiasten comprehendit)
 Fulica (circa 10 species vivae, 1 recentius exstincta)

Genera recentius exstincta 
 Genus Nesotrochis (3 species; exstinctae temporibus praehistoricis vel recentius)
 Nesotrochis debooyi (Portus Ricus et Insulae Virginis) - may have survived until historic times Auk55:51
 Nesotrochis steganinos (Haitium, Indi Occidentales) - praehistorica
 Nesotrochis picapicensis (Cuba, Indi Occidentales) - prehistoric
 Genus Diaphorapteryx (exstincta saeculo 19)
 Genus Aphanapteryx (2 species; extinctae medio saeculo 18)
 Genus Cabalus (aliquando inter Gallirallos habitus; exstinctus circa 1900)
 Genus Mundia (olim inter Atlantisias comprehensa; saeculo 17 exeunte)
 Genus Aphanocrex (olim inter Atlantisias comprehensa; exstincta saeculo 16)

Extinctiones Aevi Quaternarii Recentioris 
 Genus Capellirallus
 Genus Vitirallus
 Genus Hovacrex

Notae

Bibliographia 
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Nexus externi 

Familiae animalium

Taxa Vigors
Taxa 1825