†family Sylviornithidae Mourer-Chauviré and Balouet 2005 (bird)
Aves - Neornithes - Sylviornithidae
Parent taxon: Galloanseres according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2016
See also Livezey and Zusi 2007 and Worthy et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Galloanserimorphae, Gastornithiformes, Vegaviiformes
Subtaxa: Megavitiornis Sylviornis
Type: Sylviornis
Ecology: volant herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Fiji (6 collections), New Caledonia (9)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence