†Halcyornis Owen 1846 (parrot)
Reptilia - Psittaciformes - Halcyornithidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 39370
Parent taxon: Laridae according to K. Lambrecht 1933
Sister taxa: Anoinae, Anous, Chlidonias, Chroicocephalus, Creagrus, Gaviota, Gelochelidon, Gyginae, Gygis, Hydrocoloeus, Hydroprogne, Larinae, Larosterna, Larus, Leucophaeus, Limosavis, Onychoprion, Pagophila, Pseudosterna, Rhodostethia, Rissa, Rynchopinae, Sterna, Sterninae, Sternula, Thalasseus, Xema
Subtaxa: Halcyornis toliapicus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore