Birds and their associated Chewing Lice

Rallidae - Rails, Waterhens, Coots

Colpocephalum [Menoponidae]
Fulicoffula [Philopteridae]
Incidifrons [Philopteridae]
Laemobothrion [Laemobothriidae]
Pseudomenopon [Menoponidae]
Rallicola [Philopteridae]

Sarothrura Heine, 1890

• Sarothrura pulchra (Gray, J. E., 1829) - White-spotted Flufftail
• Sarothrura elegans (Smith,A, 1839) - Buff-spotted Flufftail
• Sarothrura rufa (Vieillot, 1819) - Red-chested Flufftail
• Sarothrura lugens (Bohm, 1884) - Chestnut-headed Flufftail
• Sarothrura boehmi Reichenow, 1900 - Streaky-breasted Flufftail
• Sarothrura affinis (Smith, A., 1828) - Striped Flufftail
Rallicola sarothurae Clay, 1953 *

• Sarothrura insularis (Sharpe, 1870) - Madagascan Flufftail
• Sarothrura ayresi (Gurney, 1877) - White-winged Flufftail
• Sarothrura watersi (Bartlett, 1880) - Slender-billed Flufftail

Himantornis Hartlaub, 1855

• Himantornis haematopus Hartlaub, 1855 - Nkulengu Rail
Colpocephalum benoiti Tendeiro, 1960 *
Colpocephalum haematopi Price, 1968 *
Pseudomenopon cinereum (Piaget, 1885) *
Rallicola flavescens (Piaget, 1885) *

Canirallus Bonaparte, 1856

• Canirallus oculeus (Hartlaub, 1855) - Grey-throated Rail
• Canirallus kioloides (Pucheran, 1845) - Forest Rail

Coturnicops Gray, G. R., 1855

• Coturnicops exquisitus (Swinhoe, 1873) - Swinhoe´s Rail
• Coturnicops noveboracensis (Gmelin, 1789) - Yellow Rail
Rallicola prozanae (Piaget, 1880) *

• Coturnicops notatus (Gould, 1841) - Speckled Rail

Micropygia Bonaparte, 1856

• Micropygia schomburgkii (Schomburgk, 1848) - Ocellated Crake

Rallina Gray, G. R., 1846

• Rallina rubra (Schlegel, 1871) - Chestnut Forest Rail
• Rallina leucospila (Salvador, 1876) - White-striped Forest Rail
• Rallina forbesi (Sharpe, 1887) - Forbe´s Forest Rail
Pseudomenopon ralliculae Price, 1974 *

• Rallina mayri (Hartert, 1930) - Mayr´s Forest Rail
• Rallina tricolor Gray, G. R., 1858) - Red-necked Crake
Rallicola bisetosus (Piaget, 180) *

• Rallina canningi (Blyth, 1863) - Andaman Crake
• Rallina fasciata (Raffles, 1822) - Red-legged Crake
• Rallina eurizonoides (Lafresnaye, 1845) - Slaty-legged Crake
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)

Anurolimnas Sharpe, 1893

• Anurolimnas castaneiceps (Sclater, P. L. and Salvin )1869) - Chestnut-headed Crake
• Anurolimnas viridis ( Müller, Statius, 1776) - Russet-crowned Crake
Fulicoffula carrikeri Emerson, 1955 *

• Anurolimnas fasciatus (Sclater, P. L. and Salvin, 1868) - Black-banded Crake

Laterallus Gray, G. R., 1855

• Laterallus melanophaius (Vieillot, 1819) - Rufous-sided Crake
• Laterallus levraudi (Sclater, P.L and Salvin )1869) - Rusty-flanked Crake
• Laterallus ruber (Sclater, P. L. and Salvin, 1860) - Ruddy Crake
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)

• Laterallus albigularis (Lawrence, 1861) - White-throated Crake
Fulicoffula obstinata Carriker, 1953 *
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)

• Laterallus exilis (Temminck, 1831) - Grey-breasted Crake
• Laterallus jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1789) - Black Rail
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)

• Laterallus spilonotus (Gould, 1841) - Galapagos Rail
• Laterallus leucopyrrhus (Vieillot, 1819) - Red-and-White Crake
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)

• Laterallus xenopterus Conover, 1934 - Rufous-faced Crake

Nesoclopeus Peters, J. L., 1932

• Nesoclopeus poecilopterus (Hartlaub, 1866) - Bar-winged Rail

Gallirallus Lafresnaye, 1841

• Gallirallus australis (Sparrman, 1786) - Weka
Pseudomenopon pilgrimi Price, 1974 *
Rallicola harrisoni Emerson, 1955 *

• Gallirallus lafresnayanus Verreaux, J. and Des Murs, 1860 - New Caledonian Rail †
Rallicola piageti Clay, 1953 *

• Gallirallus sylvestris (Sclater, P. L. )1870) - Woodhen/ Loard Howe Rail
• Gallirallus okinawae (Yamashina and Mano, 1981) - Okinawa Rail
• Gallirallus torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Barred Rail
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)
Rallicola gracilis (Piaget, 1871) *

• Gallirallus insignis (Sclater, P. L. , 1880) - New Britain Rail
• Gallirallus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789) - Tahitian Rail †
• Gallirallus philippensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Buff-banded Rail
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)
Rallicola ortygometrae (Schrank, 1781)
Rallicola philippensis Emerson, 1966 *

• Gallirallus owstoni (Rothschild, 1895) - Guam Rail
Rallicola guami Carriker, 1949 *

• Gallirallus wakensis (Rothschild, 1903) - Wake Island Rail †
• Gallirallus rovianae Diamond, 1991 - Roviana Rail
• Gallirallus dieffenbachii (Gray,GR, 1843) - Dieffenbach´s Rail †
• Gallirallus modestus (Hutton, 1872) - Chatham Island Rail †
• Gallirallus striatus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Slatey-breasted Rail
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)
Rallicola affinis (Piaget, 1880)

• Gallirallus sharpei (Büttikofer, 1893) - Sharpe´s Rail †

Rallus Linnaeus, 1758

• Rallus longirostris Boddaert, 1783 - Clapper Rail
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)
Rallicola californicus (Kellogg and Chapman, 1899) *

• Rallus elegans Audubon, 1834 - King Rail
• Rallus wetmorei Zimmer and Phelps, 1944 - Plain-flanked Rail
• Rallus limicola Vieillot, 1819 - Virginia Rail
Fulicoffula comstocki (Kellogg and Chapman, 1902) *
Incidifrons monachus (Kellogg and paine, 1911) *
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)
Rallicola kelloggi Emerson, 1957 *

• Rallus semiplumbeus Sclater, P. L., 1856 - Bogota Rail
• Rallus antarcticus King, 1828 - Austral Rail
• Rallus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758 - Water Rail
Fulicoffula rallina (Denny, 1842) *
Incidifrons ralli (Scopoli, 1772) *
Pseudomenopon grebenjukae Kasiev, 1982 *
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842) *
Rallicola cuspidatus (Scopoli, 1763) *

• Rallus caerulescens Gmelin, 1789 - African Rail
• Rallus madagascariensis Verreaux, J., 1833 -Madagascan Rail
Rallicola hoogstraali Emerson, 1955 *

Lewinia Gray, G. R., 1855

• Lewinia mirifica (Parkes and Amadon, 1959) - Brown-banded Rail
• Lewinia pectoralis (Temminck, 1831) - Lewin´s Rail
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)
Rallicola affinis (Piaget, 1880)

• Lewinia muelleri (Rothschild, 1893) - Auckland Rail

Dryolimnas Sharpe, 1893

• Dryolimnas cuvieri (Pucheran, 1845) - White-throated Rail
Rallicola affinis (Piaget, 1880) *

Crex Bechstein, 1803

• Crex egregia (Peters, W., 1854) - African Crake
Rallicola haydocki Emerson, 1955 *

• Crex crex (Linnaeus, 1758) - Corncrake
Pseudomenopon crecis Bechet, 1963 *
Rallicola ortygometrae (Schrank, 1781) *

Rougetius Bonaparte, 1856

• Rougetius rougetii (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) - Rouget´s Rail
Rallicola bedfordi Emerson, 1955 *

Aramidopsis Sharpe, 1893

• Aramidopsis plateni (Blasius, W., 1886) - Snoring Rail

Atlantisia Lowe, 1923

• Atlantisia rogersi Lowe, 1923 - Inaccessible Rail
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)
Rallicola zumpti (Kéler, 1951) *

Aramides Pucheran, 1845

• Aramides mangle (Spix, 1825) - Little Wood Rail
• Aramides axillaris Lawrence, 1863 - Rufous-necked Wood Rail
• Aramides cajanea (Müller, Statius, 1776) - Grey-necked Wood Rail
Rallicola aramides Eichler, 1954 *
Rallicola ewingi Emerson, 1955 *

• Aramides wolfi Berlepsch and Taczanowski, 1884 - Brown Wood Rail
• Aramides ypecaha (Vieillot, 1819) - Giant Wood Rail
• Aramides saracura (Spix, 1825) - Slaty-breasted Wood Rail
Rallicola ewingi Emerson, 1955

• Aramides calopterus Sclater, P. L. and Salvin, 1878 - Red-winged Wood Rail

Amaurolimnas Sharpe, 1893

• Amaurolimnas concolor (Gosse, 1847) - Uniform Crake

Gymnocrex Salvadori, 1875

• Gymnocrex rosenbergii (Schlegel, 1866) - Bald-faced Rail
• Gymnocrex talaudensis Lambert, 1998 - Talaud Rail
• Gymnocrex plumbeiventris (Gray, G. R., 1862) - Bare-eyed Rail

Amaurornis Reichenbach, 1853

• Amaurornis akool (Sykes, 1832) - Brown Crake
• Amaurornis isabellina (Schlegel, 1865) - Isabelline Bush-hen
• Amaurornis olivacea (Meyen, 1834) - Plain Bush-hen
Rallicola clayae Tandan, 1951

• Amaurornis phoenicurus (Pennant, 1769) - White-breasted Bush-hen
Pseudomenopon phoenicuri Price, 1974 *
Rallicola clayae Tandan, 1951 *

• Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837) - Black Crake
Fulicoffula colasbelcouri Tendeiro, 1963 *
Pseudomenopon bracofortei Tendeiro, 1965 *
Rallicola villiersi Tendeiro, 1965 *

• Amaurornis olivieri (Grandidier, G. and Berlioz, 1929) - Sakalava Rail

Porzana Vieillot, 1816

• Porzana bicolor Walden, 1872 - Black-tailed Crake
• Porzana parva (Scopoli, 1769) - Little Crake
Incidifrons porzanae Blagoveshtchensky, 1951 *
Rallicola mystax (Giebel, 1874)

• Porzana pusilla (Pallas, 1776) - Baillon´s Crake
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)

• Porzana porzana (Linnaeus, 1766) - Spotted Crake
Fulicoffula stammeri Eichler, 1958 *
Pseudomenopon qadrii Eichler, 1952 *
Rallicola mystax (Giebel, 1874) *

• Porzana fluminea Gould, 1843 - Australian Crake
• Porzana carolina (Linnaeus, 1758) - Sora Rail
Fulicoffula americana Emerson, 1960 *
Fulicoffula distincta Emerson, 1960 *
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)
Rallicola mystax (Giebel, 1874)
Rallicola subprozanae Emerson, 1957 *

• Porzana spiloptera Durnford, 1877 - Dot-winged Crake
• Porzana albicollis (Vieillot, 1819) - Ash-throated Crake
• Porzana fusca (Linnaeus, 1766) - Ruddy-breasted Crake
Pseudomenopon phoenicuri Price, 1974
Rallicola mystax (Giebel, 1874)

• Porzana paykullii (Ljungh, 1813) - Band-bellied Crake
• Porzana tabuensis (Gmelin, J. F., 1789) - Spotless Crake
Pseudomenopon scopulacorne (Denny, 1842)
Rallicola tabuensis Emerson, 1966 * ? host

• Porzana monasa (Kittlitz, 1858) - Kosrae Crake †
• Porzana atra North, 1908 - Henderson Crake
• Porzana sandwichensis (Gmelin, 1789) - Hawaiian Crake †
• Porzana flaviventer (Boddaert, 1783) - Yellow-breasted Crake
• Porzana cinerea (Vieillot, 1819) - White-browed Crake
Pseudomenopon mcclurei Price, 1974 *

• Porzana palmeri (Frohawk, 1892) - Laysan Crake †

Aenigmatolimnas Peters, J. L., 1932

• Aenigmatolimnas marginalis (Hartlaub, 1857) - Striped Crake

Cyanolimnas Barbour and Peters, J. L., 1927

• Cyanolimnas cerverai Barbour and Peters, J. L., 1927 - Zapata Rail

Neocrex Sclater, P. L. and Salvin, 1869

• Neocrex colombiana Bangs, 1898 - Colombian Crake
• Neocrex erythrops (Sclater, P. L., 1867) - Painat-billed Crake

Pardirallus Bonaparte, 1856

• Pardirallus maculatus (Boddaert, 1783) - Spotted Rail
• Pardirallus nigricans (Vieillot, 1819) - Blackish Rail
Rallicola pratti Emerson, 1955 *

• Pardirallus sanguinolentus (Swainson, 1838) - Plumbeous Rail
Pseudomenopon meinertzhageni Price, 1974 *
Rallicola andinus Carriker, 1949 *

Eulabeornis Gould, 1844

• Eulabeornis castaneoventris Gould, 1844) - Chestnut-bellied Rail

Habroptila Gray, G. R., 1860

• Habroptila wallacii Gray, G. R., 1860 - Invisible Rail

Megacrex Albertis and Salvadori, 1879

• Megacrex inepta Albertis and Salvadori, 1879 - New Guinea Flightless Rail
Pseudomenopon concretum (Piaget, 1880)
Rallicola maculatus Emerson, 1966 *

Gallicrex Blyth, 1852

• Gallicrex cinerea (Gmelin, 1789) - Watercock
Pseudomenopon phoenicuri Price, 1974
Rallicola ferrisi Emerson, 1955 *

Porphyrio Brisson, 1760

• Porphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758) - Purple Swamphen
Incidifrons curvitrabeculatus Blagoveshtchensky, 1940 *
Laemobothrion biswasi (Lakshminarayana, 1967) *
Laemobothrion blagoveshtchenski Tendeiro, 1963 *
Pseudomenopon concretum (Piaget, 1880) *
Rallicola lugens (Giebel, 1874) *
Rallicola thompsoni Tendeiro, 1965 *

• Porphyrio albus (Shaw, 1790) - Lord Howe Swamphen †
• Porphyrio hochstetteri (Meyer, A. B., 1883) - Southern Takahe †
• Porphyrio mantelli (Owen, 1848) - Takahe
Rallicola takahe Holloway, 1955 *

• Porphyrio alleni Thomson, 1842 - Allen´s Gallinule
Pseudomenopon pflegeri Eichler, 1952 *

• Porphyrio martinica (Linnaeus, 1766) - Purple Gallinule
Laemobothrion chloropodis (Schrank, 1803) *
Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763)
Rallicola elliotti Emerson, 1955 *

• Porphyrio flavirostris (Gmelin, 1789) - Azure Gallinule

Gallinula Brisson, 1760

• Gallinula silvestris (Mayr, 1933) - San Cristobal Moorhen
• Gallinula nesiotis Sclater, P. L. , 1861 - Tristan da Cunha Moorhen
• Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Moorhen
Colpocephalum gallinulae Uchida, 1926 *
Fulicoffula gallinula Carriker, 1953 *
Incidifrons gallinulae Blagoveshtchensky, 1951 *
Laemobothrion chloropodis (Schrank, 1803) *
Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763)
Rallicola minutus (Nitzsch, 1866) *
Rallicola parani Eichler, 1954 *

• Gallinula tenebrosa Gould, 1846 - Dusky Moorhen
Laemobothrion emarginatum Piaget, 1880 *
Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763)
Rallicola minutus (Nitzsch, 1866)

• Gallinula angulata Sundevall, 1850 - Lesser Moorhen
Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763)

• Gallinula melanops (Vieillot, 1819) - Spot-flanked Moorhen
• Gallinula ventralis Gould, 1837 - Black-tailed Native-hen
Incidifrons flavopunctatus (Rudow, 1870) *
Pseudomenopon australis Price and Emerson, 1986 *
Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763)
Rallicola bournei Price and Emerson, 1986 *

• Gallinula mortierii (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1840) - Tasmanian Native-hen
Pseudomenopon phoenicuri Price, 1974
Rallicola campbelli Emerson, 1964 *
Rallicola mortieri Emerson, 1964 *

• Gallinula pacifica (Hartlaub and Finsch, 1871) - Samoan Woodhen †

Fulica, Linnaeus, 1758

• Fulica cristata Gmelin, 1789 - Red-knobbed Coot
Fulicoffula lurida (Nitzsch, 1818)
Incidifrons fulicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Laemobothrion atrum (Nitzsch, 1818)
Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763)
Rallicola fulicae (Denny, 1842)

• Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 - Common Coot
Fulicoffula lurida (Nitzsch, 1818) *
Incidifrons fulicae (Linnaeus, 1758) *
Laemobothrion atrum (Nitzsch, 1818) *
Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763) *
Rallicola fulicae (Denny, 1842) *

• Fulica alai Peale, 1848 - Hawaiian Coot
• Fulica americana Gmelin - American Coot
Fulicoffula longipila (Kellogg, 1896) *
Incidifrons transpositus (Kellogg, 1896)
Laemobothrion atrum (Nitzsch, 1818)
Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763)
Rallicola advenus (Kellogg, 1896) *

• Fulica caribaea Ridgway, 1884 - Caribbean Coot
Rallicola advenus (Kellogg, 1896)

• Fulica leucoptera Vieillot, 1817 - White-winged Coot
Fulicoffula lurida (Nitzsch, 1818)
Incidifrons leucopterae Cicchino and Emerson, 1983 *
Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763)
Rallicola leucopterae Cicchino, 1981 *

• Fulica ardesiaca Tschudi, 1843 - Slate-coloured Coot
• Fulica armillata Vieillot, 1817 - Red-gartered Coot
Incidifrons armillatus Castro and Cocchino, 1983 *
Laemobothrion atrum (Nitzsch, 1818)
Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763)
Rallicola wernecki Emerson, 1955 *

• Fulica rufifrons Philippi and Landbeck, 1861 - Red-fronted Coot
Incidifrons emersoni Castro and Cicchino 1983 *
Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763)
Rallicola guimaraesi Emerson, 1955 *

• Fulica gigantea Eydoux and Souleyet, 1841 - Giant Coot
Incidifrons dissimilis Cicchino and Emerson, 1983 *
Pseudomenopon pilosum (Scopoli, 1763)
Rallicola taylori Emerson, 1955 *

• Fulica cornuta Bonaparte, 1853 - Horned Coot
Rallicola cornutae Cicchino and Emerson, 1983 *