Aves - Charadriiformes - Chionidae
Parent taxon: Charadriiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Mayr 2022
Sister taxa: Alcae, Alcoidae, Burhinidae, Charadrii, Charadriisimilis, Cimolopterygidae, Dakotornithidae, Elseyornis, Erythrogonys, Graculavidae, Graculavus, Haematopodidae, Hydrophasianus, Jacanidae, Lari, Limicolae, Panalcidae, Parrae, Pedionomae, Pedionomidae, Peltohyas, Phegornis, Pluvianellus, Pluvianidae, Recurvirostridae, Rhinoptilus, Sarjeantopodus, Scolopaci, Scolopacidae, Stercorariidae, Telmatornis, Telmatornithidae, Thinocoridae, Thinornis, Turnicidae, Volgavis
Subtaxa: Chionis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence