Family Alcedinidae Rafinesque 1815 (kingfisher)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39386
Parent taxon: Coraciiformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Brachypteraciidae, Bucerotes, Coracii, Coraciidae, Coracioidea, Cryptornis, Cryptornis antiquus, Eocoraciidae, Halcyones, Meropidae, Momotidae, Parvicuculus, Striges, Todidae
Subtaxa: Alcedininae, Alcedo, Ceryle, Cerylinae, Dacelo, Halcyoninae, Megaceryle, Todiramphus
Ecology: volant piscivore-insectivore