Dendrornithes

Telluraves Temporal range: Late Cretaceous - Holocene, 66–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
European robin, Erithacus rubecula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Neoaves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Clade:	Telluraves Yuri et al., 2013
Clades
Afroaves Australaves

Telluraves (also called land birds or core landbirds) is a recently defined clade of birds with controversial content. Based on most recent genetic studies, the clade unites a variety of bird groups, including the australavians (passerines, parrots, seriamas, and falcons) as well as the afroavians (including raptors and woodpeckers). They appear to be the sister group of a newly defined clade centered on Aequornithes.

Given that the two most basal branches of both Afroaves and Australaves have predatory extant members, it is inferred that the common ancestor of Telluraves was an apex predator; however, some researchers like Darren Naish are skeptical of this assessment, since some extinct representatives such as the herbivorous Strigogyps lead other lifestyles.

Accipitriformes