Family Otididae Gray 1840 (bird)
Aves - Otidiformes - Otididae
Parent taxon: Otidiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, De Vis 1892, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Lambrecht 1933 and Livezey and Zusi 2007
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Afrotis Ardeotis Chlamydotis Heterotetrax Miootis Neotis Otis Tetrax
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: