After Feduccia, 1980, 1996, and Sibley & Monroe, 1990
<==o Alcediniformes Feduccia, 1977 [incl. Trogoniformes] (kingfisher-like birds; kuningaskalastajalinnut) [Recent: 33 genera/ 179 species] |?- †Quasisyndactylus longibrachis Mayr, 1998; M.Eoc. CEu. |--o Todioidea (Todus-like birds; todit) | |-- Todidae (todis; todit) [1/5] | `-- Motmotidae (momots; momotit) [6/9] `--+?-o Trogonioidea Swainson, 1831 [Trogoniformes Wetmore & Miller, 1926] (trogons; trogonit) | `-- Trogonidae Swainson, 1831 (trogons; trogonit) [5/39] `--o Alcedinoidea (kingfishers; kuningaskalastajat) |-- Meropidae (bee-eaters; mehiläissyöjät) [3/26] `--+-- Halcyonidae (forestfishers; metsäkalastajat) [12/60] `-- Alcedinidae (kingfishers; kuningaskalastajat) [6/40]
Note:
In his studies Alan Feduccia has come to conclusion, that several families, previously grouped within Coraciiformes, form a distinctive order, which he named "Alcediniformes". This view has been followed here based on Feduccia (1980 and 1997)
Reference(s):
- Feduccia, A., 1980: The Age of Birds.
–Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, England, 1980, IX-196 - Feduccia, A., 1996: The Origin and Evolution of Birds.
–Yale University Press, New Haven, 1996, x-420 - Lokki, J., Jännes, H. & Nikander, P. J., 1990: Otavan lintutieto.
–Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, Helsinki, Finland, 1992, pp. 1-440
Translated from: Perrins, C. M. (ed.), 1990: The Illustrated encyclopaedia of birds.
–Headline Book Publishing Plc., London, England, 1990,
- Mayr, G., 2004: New specimens of Hassiavis laticauda (Aves: Cypselomorphae) and Quasisyndactylus longibrachis (Aves: Alcediniformes) from the Middle Eocene of messel, Germany.
–Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenburg: #252, pp. 23-28 - Olson, S. L., 1985: The fossil record of birds. 79-239.
in Farner, D., King, J. & Parkes, K. (eds.), 1985: Avian Biology. vol VIII.
–Academic Press, New York. 1985, - Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, J., BL. 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
–Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. XXIV-1111