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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- 21 1 6 14 8 1 Black Caracara (Daptrius ater)
- 30 4 8 18 8 2 Red-throated Caracara (Daptrius americanus)
- 8 3 5 8 3 Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus)
- 38 13 25 8 4 Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)
- 9 4 5 8 5 White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)
- 96 5 38 53 6 6 Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis)
- 104 1 68 35 8 8 Crested Caracara (Polyborus plancus)
- 67 1 36 30 8 9 Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
- 35 1 21 13 8 10 Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)
- 57 3 30 24 8 11 Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)
- 18 5 10 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)
- 11 4 4 3 8 15 Cryptic Forest-falcon (Micrastur mintoni)
- 2 1 1 8 16 Slaty-backed Forest-falcon (Micrastur mirandollei)
- 17 4 10 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)
- 20 13 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)
- 6 1 1 4 8 24 Philippine Falconet (Microhierax erythrogenys)
- 3 1 2 8 25 Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucus)
- 73 26 47 4 26 Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
- 174 1 87 86 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)
- 32 18 14 8 32 Australian Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
- 101 1 51 49 8 33 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- 12 8 4 8 34 Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides)
- 7 4 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)
- 31 20 11 8 39 Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera)
- 17 8 9 6 40 Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
- 34 16 18 8 41 Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
- 13 2 8 3 8 42 Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
- 1 1 6 43 Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor)
- 31 1 15 15 8 44 Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
- 46 20 26 8 45 Merlin (Falco columbarius)
- 29 1 10 18 8 46 Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
- 15 11 4 8 47 Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus)
- 47 2 25 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)
- 36 1 24 11 8 53 Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
- 5 4 1 6 54 Grey Falcon (Falco hypoleucos)
- 1 1 8 55 Black Falcon (Falco subniger)
- 37 23 14 8 56 Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
- 18 1 9 8 6 57 Laggar Falcon (Falco jugger)
- 25 1 17 7 3 58 Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
- 14 7 7 8 59 Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
- 9 4 5 8 60 Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
- 134 4 59 71 8 61 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- 2 2 6 62 Taita Falcon (Falco fasciinucha)
Family statistics
10 genera, 62 species
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| 62 species | (100%) |
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