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.
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List of species:
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- 16 1 2 13 8 1 Black Caracara (Daptrius ater)
- 25 4 5 16 8 2 Red-throated Caracara (Daptrius americanus)
- 8 3 5 8 3 Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus)
- 37 12 25 8 4 Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)
- 4 4 8 5 White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)
- 83 4 29 50 6 6 Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)
- 88 1 56 31 8 8 Crested Caracara (Polyborus plancus)
- 62 1 33 28 8 9 Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
- 27 1 14 12 8 10 Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)
- 51 3 26 22 8 11 Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
- 14 5 6 3 8 12 Barred Forest-falcon (Micrastur ruficollis)
- 1 1 4 13 Plumbeous Forest-falcon (Micrastur plumbeus)
- 5 2 2 1 8 14 Lined Forest-falcon (Micrastur gilvicollis)
- 7 1 3 3 8 15 Cryptic Forest-falcon (Micrastur mintoni)
- 2 1 1 8 16 Slaty-backed Forest-falcon (Micrastur mirandollei)
- 13 4 6 3 8 16 Collared Forest-falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus)
- 7 2 5 8 17 Buckley's Forest-falcon (Micrastur buckleyi)
- 3 1 1 1 8 18 Spot-winged Falconet (Spiziapteryx circumcinctus)
- 18 11 7 8 19 African Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus)
- 3 1 2 6 20 White-rumped Pygmy-falcon (Polihierax insignis)
- 12 3 9 8 21 Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
- 5 2 3 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)
- 2 2 8 25 Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucus)
- 69 24 45 4 26 Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
- 163 1 78 84 8 27 Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- 2 1 1 8 28 Madagascar Kestrel (Falco newtoni)
- 2 2 4 29 Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus)
- 3 1 2 4 30 Seychelles Kestrel (Falco araea)
- 5 2 3 8 31 Spotted Kestrel (Falco moluccensis)
- 30 16 14 8 32 Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
- 95 1 46 48 8 33 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- 12 8 4 8 34 Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides)
- 5 2 3 8 35 Fox Kestrel (Falco alopex)
- 22 6 16 8 36 Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus)
- 2 2 8 37 Dickinson's Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni)
- 3 2 1 8 38 Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris)
- 29 18 11 8 39 Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera)
- 16 8 8 6 40 Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
- 33 15 18 8 41 Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
- 10 2 5 3 8 42 Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
- 1 1 6 43 Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor)
- 29 1 13 15 8 44 Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
- 30 14 16 8 45 Merlin (Falco columbarius)
- 19 1 6 12 8 46 Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
- 10 6 4 8 47 Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus)
- 43 2 21 20 8 48 Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
- 5 2 3 8 49 African Hobby (Falco cuvierii)
- 8 8 8 50 Oriental Hobby (Falco severus)
- 26 11 15 8 51 Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)
- 6 4 2 6 52 New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae)
- 32 21 11 8 53 Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
- 5 4 1 6 54 Grey Falcon (Falco hypoleucos)
- 1 1 8 55 Black Falcon (Falco subniger)
- 35 22 13 8 56 Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
- 14 1 8 5 6 57 Laggar Falcon (Falco jugger)
- 24 1 16 7 3 58 Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
- 14 7 7 8 59 Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
- 9 4 5 8 60 Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
- 126 4 53 69 8 61 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- 2 2 6 62 Taita Falcon (Falco fasciinucha)
Family statistics
10 genera, 62 species
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