Falconiformes
Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
HBW 2, p. 216
- Small to medium-sized predatory birds with hooked bill and usually raptorial talons.
- All regions except Antarctic.
- All habitats, from tundra to desert to tropical forest.
- 10 genera, 62 species, 149 taxa.
- 5 species threatened; 1 subspecies extinct since 1600.
- 1
- 4
- 9
- 48
List of species:
Sort and Filter [ + ]
- 9 1 1 7 8 1 Black Caracara (Daptrius ater)
- 13 3 2 8 8 2 Red-throated Caracara (Daptrius americanus)
- 4 1 3 8 3 Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus)
- 25 5 20 8 4 Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)
- 2 2 8 5 White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)
- 76 4 27 45 6 6 Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)
- 70 1 38 31 8 8 Crested Caracara (Polyborus plancus)
- 28 1 17 10 8 9 Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
- 17 1 7 9 8 10 Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)
- 33 3 15 15 8 11 Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
- 10 4 4 2 8 12 Barred Forest-falcon (Micrastur ruficollis)
- 1 1 4 13 Plumbeous Forest-falcon (Micrastur plumbeus)
- 3 1 2 8 14 Lined Forest-falcon (Micrastur gilvicollis)
- 0 8 16 Slaty-backed Forest-falcon (Micrastur mirandollei)
- 7 1 3 3 8 16 Collared Forest-falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus)
- 1 1 8 17 Buckley's Forest-falcon (Micrastur buckleyi)
- 3 1 1 1 8 18 Spot-winged Falconet (Spiziapteryx circumcinctus)
- 11 4 7 8 19 African Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus)
- 1 1 6 20 White-rumped Pygmy-falcon (Polihierax insignis)
- 6 1 5 8 21 Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
- 4 2 2 8 22 Black-thighed Falconet (Microhierax fringillarius)
- 2 1 1 6 23 White-fronted Falconet (Microhierax latifrons)
- 5 1 1 3 8 24 Philippine Falconet (Microhierax erythrogenys)
- 1 1 8 25 Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucus)
- 39 17 22 4 26 Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
- 93 1 38 54 8 27 Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- 2 1 1 8 28 Madagascar Kestrel (Falco newtoni)
- 1 1 4 29 Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus)
- 3 1 2 4 30 Seychelles Kestrel (Falco araea)
- 3 2 1 8 31 Spotted Kestrel (Falco moluccensis)
- 11 1 10 8 32 Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
- 5 1 4 8 34 Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides)
- 65 1 21 43 8 33 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- 3 3 8 35 Fox Kestrel (Falco alopex)
- 17 3 14 8 36 Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus)
- 1 1 8 37 Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni)
- 2 1 1 8 38 Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris)
- 17 7 10 8 39 Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera)
- 12 4 8 6 40 Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
- 22 6 16 8 41 Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
- 7 2 2 3 8 42 Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
- 1 1 6 43 Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor)
- 12 1 3 8 8 44 Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
- 18 9 9 8 45 Merlin (Falco columbarius)
- 15 1 4 10 8 46 Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
- 4 2 2 8 47 Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus)
- 23 1 7 15 8 48 Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
- 3 1 2 8 49 African Hobby (Falco cuvierii)
- 7 7 8 50 Oriental Hobby (Falco severus)
- 22 7 15 8 51 Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
- 3 3 6 52 New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae)
- 13 8 5 8 53 Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
- 4 3 1 6 54 Grey Falcon (Falco hypoleucos)
- 1 1 8 55 Black Falcon (Falco subniger)
- 17 7 10 8 56 Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
- 4 3 1 6 57 Laggar Falcon (Falco jugger)
- 15 1 8 6 3 58 Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
- 4 1 3 8 59 Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
- 8 4 4 8 60 Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
- 2 2 6 62 Taita Falcon (Falco fasciinucha)
- 67 2 15 50 8 61 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- 3 1 2 8 15 Cryptic Forest-falcon (Micrastur mintoni)
Family statistics
10 genera, 62 species
| 881 files covering | |
|---|---|
| 10 genera | (100%) |
| 61 species | (98%) |
Email this page