Lestornis

robber bird

• lestes · Greek · robber
• ornis · Greek · bird

The name appears to combine the Greek words "lestes" (robber) and "ornis" (bird), so it would mean "robber bird". I am not confident about which specimen it was named for or why the author chose it.

I am not certain of the details for this name. I recall it as a poorly known avian or bird-like taxon, but I could not confirm its author, year, age, locality or current taxonomic status, so I have left those fields blank. Please check a specialist database such as the Paleobiology Database before relying on this entry.