Aves - Coraciiformes - Alcedinidae
Parent taxon: Coraciiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Livezey and Zusi 2007 and Mayr 2022
Sister taxa: Alcedinides, Brachypteraciidae, Coracii, Coraciidae, Coracioidea, Cryptornis, Cryptornis antiquus, Eocoraciidae, Halcyones, Meropidae, Momotidae, Parvicuculus, Striges, Todidae, Ueekenkcoracias
Subtaxa: Alcedininae Alcedo Ceryle Cerylinae Dacelo Halcyoninae Megaceryle Todiramphus
Ecology: volant piscivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Cook Islands (4), French Polynesia (5), Guam (1), Indonesia (11), Mexico (1), New Caledonia (3), Papua New Guinea (1), Tonga (5), United States (4: Florida, Virginia), Vanuatu (1)
Total: 37 collections including 39 occurrences