Sauramphastidae

Sauramphastidae is a well known family of tropical near-passerine birds endemic to Alor, a continent of chaoterra, with most species being native to South Alor, while others are located in North Alor. They are typically arboreal with some species being terrestrial (or airborne), sauramphastids lay over 22 eggs in their nests that emerge as naked young with no down feathers. Carnivorous species often have serrated beaks to slice open carrion or live prey, it is know known that they rip apart chunks of meat from their prey while still being alive.

Taxonomy
The currently recognised genera and species are:


 * Subgroup Sauramphastinae (dinoucans)
 * Genus Sauramphastos
 * Toucoatlus (Sauramphastos azhdarchoides)
 * Piranhakeel (Sauramphastos carnivorax)
 * Emoucan (Sauramphastos cephalophus)
 * Vampire dinoucan (Sauramphastos sanguisuga)
 * Genus Pterogulo
 * Toucarine (Pterogulo erythrofossor)
 * Aracarice (Pterogulo draconis)


 * Subgroup Aloravinae (forest dinoucans)
 * Genus Aloravis (mountoucs)
 * Crested mountouc (Aloravis rostrilophus)
 * Forest crocodile (Aloravis suchoides)
 * Pterouc (Aloravis pterosauriformes)
 * Rockhopper mountouc (Aloravis anatinus)
 * Genus Silvadraco
 * Striped monoon (Silvadraco aureus)
 * Genus Alorarhynchus (chaobirds)
 * Blue and green chaobird (Alorarhynchus livens)
 * Great white chaobird (Alorarhynchus candicens)
 * Red rumped chaobird (Alorarhynchus rufus)
 * Yellow-beaked chaobird (Alorarhynchus flavurostris)
 * Keel bill chaobird (Alorarhynchus tropeognathus)
 * Nutcracker chaobird (Alorarhynchus magnirostris)
 * Coastal chaobird (Alorarhynchus maritimus)