Name - Halcyornithidae

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:4523309 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Halcyornithidae Harrison & Walker 1972

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Family

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• STEM PARROTS (AVES, HALCYORNITHIDAE) FROM THE GREEN RIVER FORMATION AND A COMBINED PHYLOGENY OF PAN-PSITTACIFORMES.
• Well-preserved new skeleton of the Middle Eocene Messelastur substantiates sister group relationship between Messelasturidae and Halcyornithidae (Aves, ?Pan-Psittaciformes).
• AN ADDITIONAL BIRD FOSSIL FROM THE FISHER/SULLIVAN SITE, EOCENE OF VIRGINIA, USA.

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