Neuquenornis volans[1] is a species of enantiornithean birds which lived during the late Cretaceous period in today's Patagonia, Argentina.
Its fossils were found in the Santonian Bajo de la Carpa Formation, dating from about 85-83 million years ago.
It is in the collection of the Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Neuquen, Argentina.
A more recent, unpublished, unreviewed, analysis that includes many newly described Enantiornithes[5] finds it closer to Concornis and Cathayornis (or Sinornis).
The cladogram below is from Wang et al., 2015:[6] Euornithes †Protopteryx †Pengornithidae †Longipterygidae †Eocathayornis †Elsornis †Dunhuangia †Fortunguavis †Bohaiornithidae †Pterygornis †Eoenantiornis †Cathayornis †Vescornis †Neuquenornis †Gobipteryx †Eoalulavis †Qiliania †Concornis The cladogram below is from Wang et al., 2022:[7] Cruralispennia Protopteryx Elsornis Flexomornis Iberomesornis Longirostravis Rapaxavis Sinornis Enantiornis Halimornis Concornis Neuquenornis Eoalulavis Liaoningornis Gobipteryx Hebeiornis Eocathayornis Qiliania Intiornis Soroavisaurus Avisaurus Gettyia Mirarce Feitianius Longusunguis Dunhuangia Musivavis Pengornis Yuanchuavis Eopengornis Parapengornis Grabauornis Parvavis Cratoavis Gretcheniao Huoshanornis Shengjingornis Zhouornis Bohaiornis Eoenantiornis Fortunguavis Mystiornis Shenqiornis Sulcavis Key to letters: b = Boluochia c = Cathayornis e = Enantiophoenix f = Houornis h = Longipteryx i = Parabohaiornis j = Pterygornis l = Vorona m = Yuanjiawaornis n = Yungavolucris Long legs with hooked claws were well suited for perching as well as for пathering food on ground or shallow water.