Gallinule is a common name that refers the following rails, amongst others:
Living Species
- Gough Island Moorhen, Gallinula comeri
- Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
- Dusky Moorhen, Gallinula tenebrosa
- Lesser Moorhen, Gallinula angulata
- Spot-flanked Gallinule, Gallinula melanops
- Black-tailed Native-hen, Gallinula ventralis
- Tasmanian Native-hen, Gallinula mortierii
Extinct Species
- Samoan Moorhen, Gallinulapacifica – sometimes placed in Pareudiastes, extinct (1907)?
- Makira Moorhen, Gallinula silvestris – sometimes placed in Pareudiastes or Edithornis, extinct (mid-20th century)?
- Tristan Moorhen, Gallinula nesiotis – extinct (late 19th century)
