†family Nesotrochidae Stervander et al. 2025 (bird)
Aves - Gruiformes - Nesotrochidae
Full reference: M. Stervander, G. Chen, S. Feng and G. Mayr. 2025. Nesotrochidae, fam. nov. - a new name for the New World cave rails Nesotrochis spp., sister taxon of the New Zealand adzebills (Aptornithidae). Avian Systematics 2:85-98
Parent taxon: Gruiformes according to M. Stervander et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Anisolornis, Aramidae, Asiavis, Bumbanipes, Bumbaniralla, Cariamae, Eurypygae, Grues, Gruidae, Heliornithidae, Horezmavis, Messelornithidae, Psophiidae, Rallidae, Salmilidae
Subtaxa: Nesotrochis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Haiti (1 collection), Puerto Rico (5), Virgin Islands (5)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence