Eupterornis from the Paleocene of Châlons-sur-Vesle (France) has some features reminiscent of loons, but others seem more similar to Charadriiformes such as gulls (Laridae).
The existing avifauna can be grouped into podicipediformes, pelecaniformes, phoenicopteriformes, falconiformes, anseriformes, galliformes, gruiformes, charadriiformes, columbiformes, cuculiformes, strigiformes, caprimulgiformes, apodiformes, coraciiformes, piciformes, passeriformes. 39 species are included in the Red Book of Armenia.
Viator picis is an extinct genus and species of lapwing (Charadriiformes; Charadriidae; Vanellinae) known only from the upper Pleistocene asphalt deposits known as the Talara Tar Seeps, which are found near Talara, northwestern Peru.