Aramidae (Limpkin)

Extant genera: 1
Extant species: 1
Distribution: Latin America
Limpkin
(Aramus guarauna)		      

Cariamidae (Seriemas)

Extant genera: 2
Extant species: 2
Distribution: South America
Red-legged Seriema
(Cariana cristata)		      

Eurypygidae (Sunbittern)

Extant genera: 1
Extant species: 1
Distribution: Latin America
Sunbittern
(Eurypyga helias)		      

Gruidae (Cranes)

Extant genera: 4
Extant species: 15
Distribution: Worldwide
Demoiselle Crane
(Anthropoides virgo)		 Blue Crane
(Anthropoides paradiseus)		 Black Crowned Crane
(Balearica pavonina)		 Grey Crowned Crane
(Balearica regulorum)
Sandhill Crane
(Grus canadensis)		 Wattled Crane
(Grus carunculatus)		 Common Crane
(Grus grus)		 Brolga
(Grus rubicunda)

Heliornithidae (Finfoots)

Extant genera: 3
Extant species: 3
Distribution: Latin America, Africa, Southeast Asia
       

Mesitornithidae (Mesites)

Extant genera: 2
Extant species: 3
Distribution: Madagascar
       

Otidae (Bustards)

Extant genera: 11
Extant species: 26
Distribution: Worldwide
Kori Bustard
(Ardeotis kori)		 Great Bustard
(Otis tarda)		 Little Bustard
(Tetrax tetrax)		  

Psophiidae (Trumpeters)

Extant genera: 1
Extant species: 3
Distribution: South America
       

Rallidae (Rails, crakes, coots)

Extant genera: 33
Extant species: 141
Distribution: Worldwide
Black Crake
(Amaurornis flavirostra)		 Grey-necked Wood Rail
(Aramides cajanea)		 Slaty-breasted Wood Rail
(Aramides saracura)		 Hawaiian Coot
(Fulica alai)
American Coot
(Fulica americana)		 Eurasian Coot
(Fulica atra)		 Red-knobbed Coot
(Fulica cristata)		 Common Moorhen
(Gallinula chloropus)
African Swamphen
Porphyrio madagascariensis		 Takahe
(Porphyrio hochstetteri)		 Purple Gallinule
(Porphyrio martinicus)		 Purple Swamphen
(Porphyrio porphyrio)
Sora
(Porzana carolina)		 Little Crake
(Porzana parva)		 African Rail
(Rallus caerulecens)		 Virginia Rail
(Rallus limicola)
Clapper Rail
(Rallus longirostris)		      

Rhynochetidae (Kagu)

Extant genera: 1
Extant species: 1
Distribution: New Caledonia
       

Sarothruridae (Flufftails)

Extant genera: 1
Extant species: 10
Distribution: Africa
       

Turnicidae (Buttonquail)

Extant genera: 2
Extant species: 16
Distribution: Africa, Australasia