†family Graculavidae Fürbringer 1888 (shorebird)
Parent taxon: Charadriiformes according to S. L. Olson and D. C. Parris 1987
Sister taxa: Alcae, Charadrii, Cimolopteryx, Dakotornithidae, Graculavus, Lari, Limicolae, Panalcidae, Parrae, Pedionomae, Phalaropus, Sarjeantopodus, Telmatornis, Telmatornithidae, Turnicidae, Volgavis
Subtaxa: Kievornis, Laornis, Palaeotringa
Type: Graculavus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore