Family Capitonidae Bonaparte 1840 (barbet)
Aves - Piciformes - Capitonidae
Parent taxon: Capitonoidea according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Carroll 1988 and del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxon: Rhamphastidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: volant insectivore-frugivore
Distribution: found only at Thomas Farm (Miocene of Florida)