Rallidae

Translingual

Rallus aquaticus

Etymology

Rallus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Rallidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Gruiformes – the rails, crakes and coots.

Hypernyms

• (family): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Gruiformes - order

Hyponyms

list of genera

• Aenigmatolimnas
• Amaurolimnas
• Amaurornis
• Anurolimnas
• Aramides
• Aramidopsis
• Atlantisia
• Canirallus (now in Sarothruridae)
• Coturnicops

• Crecopsis
• Crex
• Cyanolimnas
• Dryolimnas
• Eulabeornis
• Fulica
• Gallicrex
• Gallinula
• Gallirallus

• Gymnocrex
• Habroptila
• Himantornis
• Laterallus
• Lewinia
• Megacrex
• Micropygia
• Neocrex
• Nesoclopeus

• Pardirallus
• Porphyrio
• Porphyrula
• Porzana
• Rallina
• Rallus
• Rougetius
• Sarothrura
• Tribonyx

Further reading

• Rallidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rallidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rallidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276