Family Upupidae Bonaparte 1831 (hornbill)

Aves - Bucerotiformes - Upupidae

Parent taxon: Bucerotiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Livezey and Zusi 2007, Mayr 2000, Mayr 2022, Mlikovsky 2002 and Olson 1975

Sister taxon: Bucerotidae

Subtaxa: Upupa

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Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of France (2 collections), Madagascar (2), Saint Helena (2)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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