Genus: Shangyang WANG & ZHOU, 2019
Etymology: Shangyang, referring to a Chinese mythological bird ('rain bird').

Species: graciles WANG & ZHOU, 2019
Etymology: Latin, gracilis, "slender."

Holotype: IVPP V25033

Locality: Mutouchengsi Township, Chaoyang city, Chaoyang County, Western Liaoning Province, China.

Horizon: Jiufotang Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Early Cretaceous.

Material: An articulated skull and skeleton.