Family Scopidae (bird)
Aves - Ciconiiformes - Scopidae
Parent taxon: Ciconiiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Bourdon et al. 2005, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2011 and Mayr 2022
Sister taxa: Ardeoidae, Ciconiae, Ciconiidae, Ciconiopsis, Eocathartes, Ibididoidae, Lophiornis, Phoenicopteri, Phoenicopteroidea, Plataleoidae, Sanshuiornis, Scopi, Xenerodiopidae
Subtaxa: Scopus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (1 collection), South Africa (1)
• Pliocene of South Africa (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence