Halcyornis Owen 1846 (parrot)

Aves - Psittaciformes - Halcyornithidae

Parent taxon: Halcyornithidae according to C. J. O. Harrison and C. A. Walker 1977

See also Carroll 1988 and Lambrecht 1933

Sister taxa: Cyrilavis, Pulchrapollia

Subtaxa: Halcyornis toliapicus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Isle of Sheppey London Clay (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

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