Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Order Pangalliformes | Class Aves Rank Family | |
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Similar Sylviornis neocaledoniae, Sylviornis, Turtle‑jawed moa‑nalo, Great O‘ahu crake, Thambetochen | ||
Sylviornithidae is an extinct family of flightless birds. Traditionally assumed to be within Galliformes, recent phylogenetic studies showcase that they rest outside of the galliform crown-group, making them the most recently lived non-galliform Pangalliformes. For the longest time it has been used as a monotypic family for Sylviornis, but recent studies showcase that Megavitiornis was part of this clade as well.
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