Family Strigopidae Bonaparte 1849 (parrot)
Aves - Psittaciformes - Strigopidae
Parent taxon: Psittaciformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Worthy et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Cacatuidae, Halcyornithidae, Messelasturidae, Mopsitta, Nestoridae, Panpsittaciformes, Platycercidae, Psittacidae, Psittaculidae, Quercypsittidae, Strigopoidea
Subtaxa: Nestor Nestorinae Strigopinae Strigops
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (22 collections), Norfolk Island (4)
• Miocene of New Zealand (7)
Total: 33 collections including 44 occurrences