Genus: Shuilingornis WANG, CAU, WANG, KUNDRAT, ZHANG, OIU & CHIAPPE, 2024
Etymology: Chinese, shuiling, "pretty and vivid" and Greek, orins, "bird."

Species: angelai WANG, CAU, WANG, KUNDRAT, ZHANG, OIU & CHIAPPE, 2024
Etymology: In honor of the Italian journalist and science writer Piero Angela (1928-2022) for his extraordinary contribution to the popularization of scientific knowledge and the promotion of rational thinking.

Holotype: LY2022JZ3002

Locality: Lamadong Locality, Huludao City, Jiangchang County, Liaoning Province, China.

Horizon: Jiufotang Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Aptian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: Skull and skeleton.