Superfamily Coracioidea (bird)
Parent taxon: Coraciiformes according to J. A. Clarke et al. 2009
See also Livezey and Zusi 2007 and Mayr and Mourer-Chauviré 2000
Sister taxa: Alcedinidae, Alcedinides, Brachypteraciidae, Coracii, Coraciidae, Cryptornis, Cryptornis antiquus, Eocoraciidae, Halcyones, Meropidae, Momotidae, Parvicuculus, Striges, Todidae, Ueekenkcoracias
Subtaxa: none
Type: Coracias
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Coracioidea in the database