†suborder Halcyones (bird)
Parent taxon: Coraciiformes according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Carroll 1988 and Olson 1985
Sister taxa: Alcedinidae, Alcedinides, Brachypteraciidae, Coracii, Coraciidae, Coracioidea, Cryptornis, Cryptornis antiquus, Eocoraciidae, Meropidae, Momotidae, Parvicuculus, Striges, Todidae, Ueekenkcoracias
Subtaxa: Alcedinoidea Momotoidea
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore