Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Rallidae

156 species in the eBird taxonomy. Pages with photos and calls are below; the rest of the family is listed after them.

Other species in the family

Ridgway's Rail Rallus obsoletus
Aztec Rail Rallus tenuirostris
Mangrove Rail Rallus longirostris
King Rail Rallus elegans
Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans
Plain-flanked Rail Rallus wetmorei
Virginia Rail Rallus limicola
Ecuadorian Rail Rallus aequatorialis
Bogota Rail Rallus semiplumbeus
Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus
Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus
African Rail Rallus caerulescens
Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis
White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri
Reunion Rail Dryolimnas augusti
Red Rail Aphanapteryx bonasia
Rodrigues Rail Erythromachus leguati
Corn Crake Crex crex
African Crake Crecopsis egregia
Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii
St. Helena Rail Aphanocrex podarces
Ascension Crake Mundia elpenor
Snoring Rail Aramidopsis plateni
Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
Luzon Rail Lewinia mirifica
Lewin's Rail Lewinia pectoralis
Auckland Islands Rail Lewinia muelleri
Blue-faced Rail Gymnocrex rosenbergii
Bare-eyed Rail Gymnocrex plumbeiventris
Talaud Rail Gymnocrex talaudensis
Hawkins's Rail Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi
Calayan Rail Gallirallus calayanensis
Invisible Rail Gallirallus wallacii
Chestnut Rail Gallirallus castaneoventris
Weka Gallirallus australis
New Caledonian Rail Gallirallus lafresnayanus
Lord Howe Rail Gallirallus sylvestris
Okinawa Rail Gallirallus okinawae
Tahiti Rail Gallirallus pacificus
Chatham Islands Rail Gallirallus modestus
Dieffenbach's Rail Gallirallus dieffenbachii
New Britain Rail Gallirallus insignis
Woodford's Rail Gallirallus woodfordi
Bar-winged Rail Gallirallus poecilopterus
Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni
Wake Island Rail Gallirallus wakensis
Barred Rail Gallirallus torquatus
Roviana Rail Gallirallus rovianae
Gray-throated Rail Canirallus oculeus
Spotted Rail Pardirallus maculatus
Blackish Rail Pardirallus nigricans
Plumbeous Rail Pardirallus sanguinolentus
Ash-throated Crake Mustelirallus albicollis
Zapata Rail Mustelirallus cerverai
Colombian Crake Mustelirallus colombianus
Paint-billed Crake Mustelirallus erythrops
Uniform Crake Amaurolimnas concolor
Giant Wood-Rail Aramides ypecaha
Brown Wood-Rail Aramides wolfi
Little Wood-Rail Aramides mangle
Rufous-necked Wood-Rail Aramides axillaris
Russet-naped Wood-Rail Aramides albiventris
Gray-cowled Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus
Red-winged Wood-Rail Aramides calopterus
Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail Aramides saracura
Black-tailed Nativehen Tribonyx ventralis
Hodgen's Waterhen Tribonyx hodgenorum
Tasmanian Nativehen Tribonyx mortierii
Spot-flanked Gallinule Porphyriops melanops
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Australian Crake Porzana fluminea
Lesser Moorhen Paragallinula angulata
Makira Moorhen Gallinula silvestris
Tristan Moorhen Gallinula nesiotis
Gough Moorhen Gallinula comeri
Samoan Moorhen Gallinula pacifica
Red-fronted Coot Fulica rufifrons
Horned Coot Fulica cornuta
Giant Coot Fulica gigantea
Red-gartered Coot Fulica armillata
Mascarene Coot Fulica newtonii
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
Hawaiian Coot Fulica alai
Slate-colored Coot Fulica ardesiaca
White-winged Coot Fulica leucoptera
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica
Azure Gallinule Porphyrio flavirostris
Marquesan Swamphen Porphyrio paepae
New Caledonian Gallinule Porphyrio kukwiedei
Reunion Gallinule Porphyrio caerulescens
Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Black-backed Swamphen Porphyrio indicus
African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
South Island Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri
North Island Takahe Porphyrio mantelli
Philippine Swamphen Porphyrio pulverulentus
Lord Howe Swamphen Porphyrio albus
Nkulengu Rail Himantornis haematopus
White-browed Crake Poliolimnas cinereus
New Guinea Flightless Rail Megacrex inepta
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
Isabelline Bush-hen Amaurornis isabellina
Plain Bush-hen Amaurornis olivacea
Talaud Bush-hen Amaurornis magnirostris
Pale-vented Bush-hen Amaurornis moluccana
Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
Red-necked Crake Rallina tricolor
Andaman Crake Rallina canningi
Red-legged Crake Rallina fasciata
Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides
Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
Band-bellied Crake Zapornia paykullii
Brown Crake Zapornia akool
Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
Little Crake Zapornia parva
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
St. Helena Crake Zapornia astrictocarpus
Laysan Rail Zapornia palmeri
Sakalava Rail Zapornia olivieri
Black-tailed Crake Zapornia bicolor
Hawaiian Rail Zapornia sandwichensis
Miller's Rail Zapornia nigra
Henderson Island Crake Zapornia atra
Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
Kosrae Crake Zapornia monasa
Ocellated Crake Rufirallus schomburgkii
Russet-crowned Crake Rufirallus viridis
Black-banded Crake Rufirallus fasciatus
Red-and-white Crake Rufirallus leucopyrrhus
Rufous-faced Crake Rufirallus xenopterus
Chestnut-headed Crake Anurolimnas castaneiceps
Swinhoe's Rail Coturnicops exquisitus
Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis
Inaccessible Island Rail Laterallus rogersi
Speckled Rail Laterallus notatus
Yellow-breasted Crake Laterallus flaviventer
Rusty-flanked Crake Laterallus levraudi
Rufous-sided Crake Laterallus melanophaius
Ruddy Crake Laterallus ruber
White-throated Crake Laterallus albigularis
Gray-breasted Crake Laterallus exilis
Galapagos Rail Laterallus spilonota
Black Rail Laterallus jamaicensis
Dot-winged Crake Laterallus spiloptera

Taxonomy: eBird.org (Cornell Lab of Ornithology).