Clade Alcedinides (bird)
Parent taxon: Coraciiformes according to G. Mayr 2022
Sister taxa: Alcedinidae, Brachypteraciidae, Coracii, Coraciidae, Coracioidea, Cryptornis, Cryptornis antiquus, Eocoraciidae, Halcyones, Meropidae, Momotidae, Parvicuculus, Striges, Todidae, Ueekenkcoracias
Subtaxa: Quasisyndactylus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Messel (Eocene of Germany)