†family Aegialornithidae Lydekker 1891 (swift)
Aves - Apodiformes - Aegialornithidae
Parent taxon: Apodiformes according to G. Mayr 2005
See also Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933, Mayr 2003, Mayr 2005 and Wetmore 1960
Sister taxa: Apodi, Eocypselidae, Hemiprocni, Jungornithidae, Scaniacypselus
Subtaxa: Aegialornis Cypselavus Mesogiornis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: