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
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (2 collections), Madagascar (2), Saint Helena (2)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence