Aves - Charadriiformes - Recurvirostridae
Parent taxon: Charadriiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Emslie 1992, Harrison and Walker 1976, Hay 1930, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2022, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Alcae, Alcoidae, Burhinidae, Charadrii, Charadriisimilis, Chionidae, Cimolopterygidae, Dakotornithidae, Elseyornis, Erythrogonys, Graculavidae, Graculavus, Haematopodidae, Hydrophasianus, Jacanidae, Lari, Limicolae, Panalcidae, Parrae, Pedionomae, Pedionomidae, Peltohyas, Phegornis, Pluvianellus, Pluvianidae, Rhinoptilus, Sarjeantopodus, Scolopaci, Scolopacidae, Stercorariidae, Telmatornis, Telmatornithidae, Thinocoridae, Thinornis, Turnicidae, Volgavis
Subtaxa: Fluviatilavis Himantopodinae Himantopus Recurvirostra Recurvirostrinae
Type: Recurvirostra
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (1 collection), Ecuador (1), Italy (1), Jordan (1), Madagascar (1), Mexico (2), New Zealand (2), United States (5: California, Florida, Oregon)
• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Turolian of Spain (1)
• Miocene of Spain (1), United States (2: California)
• Eocene of Portugal (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences