Falconidae Family
The Bird (Falconinae Leach, 1820) is one of the most fascinating bird species found across the globe. This comprehensive guide explores the taxonomy,...
278 species in this family.191 species in this category
Sibirisk Vandrefalk; Toendraslechtvalk (Falco peregrinus) - Facts & Information
Falco peregrinus calidus Latham, 1790
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon; European Peregrine Falcon; Slechtvalk; Vanlig Pilgrimsfalk (Falco peregrinus) - Facts & Information
Falco peregrinus peregrinus Tunstall, 1771
Halcón Guaco; Halcón Reidor; Lachfalke; Laughing Falcon; Macagua Rieur; Acauã; Latterfalk (Herpetotheres cachinnans) - Facts & Information
Herpetotheres cachinnans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bird (Falco tinnunculus) - Facts & Information
Falco tinnunculus objurgatus (E. C. S. Baker, 1927)
Caracara Austral; Falkland-Karakara; Forster'S Caracara; Matamico Estriado; Matamico Grande; Striated Caracara; Tiuque Cordillerano Austral; Brungumpkarakara; Carcará-Austral (Phalcoboenus australis) - Facts & Information
Phalcoboenus australis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)
Bird (Foetopterus) - Facts & Information
Foetopterus Moreno & Mercerat, 1891
Bird (Polyborinae Bonaparte) - Facts & Information
Polyborinae Bonaparte, 1837
Duck Hawk; Falki Peregrino; Faucon Pèlerin; Ferðafalkur; Halcón Peregrino; Hebogiaid Tramor; Peregrine Falcon; Wanderfalke; Bárbmofálli; Cапсан; Danar; Fabhcún Gorm; Falco Pellegrino; Falcão-Peregrino; Förufálki; Gok Dogan; Gök Doğan; Hebog Tramor; Krahathadra; Krahathata; Krahëthati; Lannair; Muuttohaukka; Peregrine; Pilgrimsfalk; Sakalas Keleivis; Seabhag Ghorm; Seabhag-Sealgair; Seabhagan Gorma; Seabhagan-Sealgair; Slechtvalk; Sokol Selec; Sokół Wędrowny; Vandrefalk; Şoim Călător; Şoimul Călător; Πετρίτης; Сапса́Н (Настоя́Щий Со́Кол); Сокол Скитник; Настоящий Сокол; Сапсан; בז נודד; الشاهين (Falco peregrinus) - Facts & Information
Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771
Bornean Falconet; Falconete De Borneo; Fauconnet De Bornéo; Halconcito De Borneo; Weißscheitelfälkchen; White-Fronted Falconet; Falconete-De-Fronte-Branca; Hvitpannefalkonett (Microhierax latifrons) - Facts & Information
Microhierax latifrons Sharpe, 1879
American Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Facts & Information
Falco peregrinus anatum Bonaparte, 1838
Bird (Falco subbuteo) - Facts & Information
Falco subbuteo streichi E. Hartert & Neumann, 1907
Cernícalo Zorruno; Crécerelle Renard; Fox Kestrel; Fuchsfalke; Lesser Kestrel; Francelho-Vulpino; Revefalk (Falco alopex) - Facts & Information
Falco alopex (Heuglin, 1861)
Bird (Polihierax Kaup) - Facts & Information
Polihierax Kaup, 1847
Bird (Falco cherrug) - Facts & Information
Falco cherrug coatsi Dementiev, 1945
Caracara Caronculé; Caracara Carunculado; Carunculated Caracara; Klunker-Karakara; Carcará-Carunculado; Paramokarakara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus) - Facts & Information
Phalcoboenus carunculatus Des Murs, 1853
Bird (Stintonornis Harrison) - Facts & Information
Stintonornis Harrison, 1984
Bird (Falco ossifragus) - Facts & Information
Falco ossifragus Linnaeus, 1766
Bird (BOLDAAJ) - Facts & Information
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Northern Hobby; Vanlig Lärkfalk (Falco subbuteo) - Facts & Information
Falco subbuteo subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758
Faucon Lanier; Halcón Borní; Lanner; Lanner Falcon; Lanner-Falke; Lannerfalk; Lannervalk; Alfaneque; Slagfalk (Falco biarmicus) - Facts & Information
Falco biarmicus Temminck, 1825
Bird (Falco barbarus) - Facts & Information
Falco barbarus Linnæus, 1758
Red-Necked Falcon (Falco chicquera) - Facts & Information
Falco chicquera ruficollis Swainson, 1837
Bird (Pediohierax Becker) - Facts & Information
Pediohierax Becker, 1987
Bird (Parvulivenator Harrison) - Facts & Information
Parvulivenator Harrison, 1982
Ijslands Smelleken (Falco columbarius) - Facts & Information
Falco columbarius subaesalon C. L. Brehm, 1827
Cernícalo Ojiblanco; Crécerelle Aux Yeux Blancs; Greater Kestrel; Steppenfalke; Peneireiro-Grande; Slettefalk (Falco rupicoloides) - Facts & Information
Falco rupicoloides A. Smith, 1829
Bird (Falco clarus) - Facts & Information
Falco clarus Latham, 1801
Carnifex À Gorge Cendrée; Halcón Montés Cabecigrís; Lined Forest Falcon; Lined Forest-Falcon; Zweibinden-Waldfalke; Falcão-Mateiro; Hvitøyeskogfalk (Micrastur gilvicollis) - Facts & Information
Micrastur gilvicollis (Vieillot, 1817)
Barred Forest Falcon; Barred Forest-Falcon; Carnifex Barré; Halcón Montés Agavilanado; Halcón-Selvático Barrado; Sperber-Waldfalke; Falcão-Caburé; Haukskogfalk (Micrastur ruficollis) - Facts & Information
Micrastur ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817)
Bird (Falco berigora) - Facts & Information
Falco berigora berigora Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Amur Falcon; Amur-Falke; Amurfalk; Amurfalke; Amurinhaukka; Cernícalo Del Amur; Eastern Red-Footed Falcon; Faucon De L'Amour; Falcão-Do-Amur (Falco amurensis) - Facts & Information
Falco amurensis Radde, 1863
Carnifex Ardoisé; Graurücken-Waldfalke; Halcón Montés Dorsigrís; Slaty-Backed Forest Falcon; Slaty-Backed Forest-Falcon; Gråryggskogfalk; Tanatau (Micrastur mirandollei) - Facts & Information
Micrastur mirandollei (Schlegel, 1862)
Bird (BOLDAAK) - Facts & Information
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Bird (Falco insectivorus) - Facts & Information
Falco insectivorus Spix, 1824
Bird (Gymnops Spix) - Facts & Information
Gymnops Spix, 1824
Bird (Cataractes SDW) - Facts & Information
Cataractes S.D.W., 1836
European Kestrel; Vanlig Tornfalk (Falco tinnunculus) - Facts & Information
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758
Bird (Falco biarmicus) - Facts & Information
Falco biarmicus erlangeri Kleinschmidt, 1901
Cernícalo Moluqueño; Crécerelle Des Moluques; Molukken-Falke; Spotted Kestrel; Francelho-Pintado; Indonesiafalk (Falco moluccensis) - Facts & Information
Falco moluccensis (Bonaparte, 1850)
Bird (BOLDAED) - Facts & Information
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Black Falcon; Faucon Noir; Halcón Negro; Rußfalke; Falcão-Preto; Svartfalk (Falco subniger) - Facts & Information
Falco subniger G. R. Gray, 1843
Faucon Gris; Gray Falcon; Grey Falcon; Halcón Gris De Australia; Halcón Gris; Silberfalke; Falcão-Cinzento; Sølvfalk (Falco hypoleucos) - Facts & Information
Falco hypoleucos Gould, 1841
Bird (Falco columbarius) - Facts & Information
Falco columbarius pallidus (Sushkin, 1900)
Fauconnet À Ailes Tachetées; Halconcito Argentino; Spot-Winged Falconet; Falcãozinho-Cinza (Spiziapteryx circumcincta) - Facts & Information
Spiziapteryx circumcincta (Kaup, 1852)
Bird (Falco naevius) - Facts & Information
Falco naevius J. F. Gmelin, 1788
African Pygmy Falcon; African Pygmy-Falcon; Fauconnet D'Afrique; Halconcito Africano; Halsband-Zwergfalke; Pygmy Falcon; Afrikapygmefalk; Falcão-Pigmeu-De-Dorso-Cinzento (Polihierax semitorquatus) - Facts & Information
Polihierax semitorquatus (A. Smith, 1836)
Bird (BOLDAAG) - Facts & Information
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Bird (Halieetus) - Facts & Information
Halieetus
Buse Noire; Faucon Pèlerin; Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Facts & Information
Falco peregrinus nesiotes Mayr, 1941
Bird (BOLDAAV) - Facts & Information
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Bird (Micrastur semitorquatus) - Facts & Information
Micrastur semitorquatus naso (R. Lesson, 1842)
Bird (Falco exilis) - Facts & Information
Falco exilis Temminck, 1830
Faucon Concolore; Halcón Pizarroso; Schieferfalke; Sooty Falcon; Falcão-Sombrio; Gri Dogan; Gri Doğan; Halcón Opaco; Pilkasis Sakalas; Sajasti Sokol; Sokół Śniady; Sotfalk; Woestijnvalk; Підсоколик Задимлений; Серебристый Чеглок; בז שחור (Falco concolor) - Facts & Information
Falco concolor Temminck, 1825
Bird (Climacocercus Cabanis) - Facts & Information
Climacocercus Cabanis, 1844
Bird (Falco striatus) - Facts & Information
Falco striatus
Northern Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) - Facts & Information
Falco femoralis septentrionalis Todd, 1916
Arctic Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Facts & Information
Falco peregrinus tundrius C. M. White, 1968
Aplomado Falcon; Aplomado-Falke; Faucon Aplomado; Halcón Aleto; Halcón Fajado; Aplomadofalk; Falcão-De-Coleira (Falco femoralis) - Facts & Information
Falco femoralis Temminck, 1822
Faucon Pèlerin (Falco peregrinus) - Facts & Information
Falco peregrinus radama Hartlaub, 1861
Caracaras; Crested Caracaras (Caracara Merrem) - Facts & Information
Caracara Merrem, 1826
Caracara Chimango; Chimango Caracara; Chimango-Karakara; Brunkarakara; Chimango (Milvago chimango) - Facts & Information
Milvago chimango (Vieillot, 1816)
Bird (Micraster quebrada) - Facts & Information
Micraster quebrada Schlüter, Wiese, Díaz Isa, Püttmann & Walaszczyk, 2023
Barbary Falcon; Faucon De Barbarie; Berberfalk (Falco peregrinus) - Facts & Information
Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides Temminck, 1829
Caracara Chimachima; Caracara À Tête Jaune; Carrion Falcon; Geelkopcaracara; Gelbkopf-Karakara; Warawara Cabez Hel; Warawara Kabes Hel; Yellow-Headed Caracara; Carrapateiro; Kremkarakara (Milvago chimachima) - Facts & Information
Milvago chimachima (Vieillot, 1816)
Bird (Ibycter Vieillot) - Facts & Information
Ibycter Vieillot, 1816
Bird (Spiziapteryx Kaup) - Facts & Information
Spiziapteryx Kaup, 1852
Bird (BOLDAAX) - Facts & Information
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Caracara Du Nord; Northern Crested Caracara; Nordlig Tofskarakara; Tofscaracara (Caracara plancus) - Facts & Information
Caracara plancus cheriway (Jacquin, 1784)
Bird (BOLDAAE) - Facts & Information
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Bird (Asthenopterus Ameghino) - Facts & Information
Asthenopterus Ameghino, 1891
Bird (BOLDAAF) - Facts & Information
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Caracara Araucano; Caracara À Gorge Blanche; Weißkehl-Karakara; White-Throated Caracara; Carcará-Araucano; Hvitbrystkarakara (Phalcoboenus albogularis) - Facts & Information
Phalcoboenus albogularis (Gould, 1837)
Bat Falcon; Faucon Des Chauves-Souris; Fledermausfalke; Halcón Enano; Halcón Murcielaguero; Cauré; Flaggermusfalk (Falco rufigularis) - Facts & Information
Falco rufigularis Daudin, 1800
Bird (Falco femoralis) - Facts & Information
Falco femoralis pichinchae Chapman, 1925
Bird (Falco maculatus) - Facts & Information
Falco maculatus Gmelin, 1788
Ampuhaukka; Cudyllod Bach; Esmerejón; Falki Shouru; Faucon Émerillon; Halcón Esmerejón; Kinikini Grandi; Merlin; Smyril; Smyrill; Boz Dogan; Boz Doğan; Cizášfálli; Cudyll Bach; Deaggafálli; Drzemlik; Dvergfalk; Dværgfalk; Esmerilhão; Mali Sokol; Meirliún; Mèirneal; Mèirnealan; Pigeon Hawk; Rievssathabát; Seabhag-Ghorm An Fhraoich; Seabhagan-Gòrma An Fhraoich; Skifteri I Vogël; Smelleken; Smeriglio; Startsakalis; Stenfalk; Sşoim De Iarnă; Şoim De Iarnă; Νανογέρακο; Малък Сокол; Підсоколик Малий; Дербник; בז גמד (Falco columbarius) - Facts & Information
Falco columbarius Linnaeus, 1758
Alcotán Turumti; Faucon Chicquera; Red-Headed Falcon; Red-Necked Falcon; Rothalsfalke; Falcão-De-Nuca-Vermelha; Rødhodefalk (Falco chicquera) - Facts & Information
Falco chicquera Daudin, 1800
Bird (BOLDABZ) - Facts & Information
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Southern Caracara; Southern Crested Caracara; Sydlig Tofskarakara (Caracara plancus) - Facts & Information
Caracara plancus plancus (J. F. Miller, 1777)
Banded Kestrel; Bindenfalke; Cernícalo Malgache; Faucon À Ventre Rayé; Francelho-Listrado; Gråstripefalk (Falco zoniventris) - Facts & Information
Falco zoniventris W. Peters, 1854
Cernícalo De La Mauricio; Crécerelle De Maurice; Crécerelle De L'Ile Maurice; Faucon De L'Ile Maurice; Mauritius Kestrel; Mauritius-Falke; Francelho-Das-Maurício; Mauritiusfalk (Falco punctatus) - Facts & Information
Falco punctatus Temminck, 1821
Bird (Falco pterocles) - Facts & Information
Falco pterocles
Brown Falcon; Faucon Bérigora; Habichtsfalke; Halcón Berigora; Brunfalk; Falcão-Marrom (Falco berigora) - Facts & Information
Falco berigora Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Bird (Herpetotheres Vieillot) - Facts & Information
Herpetotheres Vieillot, 1817
Cernícalo Pizarroso; Faucon Ardoisé; Graufalke; Gray Kestrel; Grey Kestrel; Francelho-Cinzento; Skiferfalk (Falco ardosiaceus) - Facts & Information
Falco ardosiaceus Vieillot, 1823
Alcotán Europeo; Baumfalke; Eurasian Hobby; European Hobby; Faucon Hobereau; Gunnfálki; Hebogiaid Yr Ehedydd; Hobby; Lerkefalk; Lærkefalk; Northern Hobby; Nuolihaukka; Vákasmyril; Boomvalk; Delice Doğan; Hebog Yr Ehedydd; Leahttofálli; Leivvošfálli; Lärkfalk; Skifteri I Drurëve; Ógea; Δεντρογέρακο; Сокол Орко (Falco subbuteo) - Facts & Information
Falco subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758
Cernícalo Africano; Crécerelle Des Rochers; Rock Kestrel; Klippefalk; Peneireiro-Vulgar (Falco rupicolus) - Facts & Information
Falco rupicolus Daudin, 1800
Cernícalo Primilla; Faucon Crécerellette; Kleine Torenvalk; Lesser Kestrel; Lille Tårnfalk; Pikkutuulihaukka; Rey?Smyril; Rötelfalke; Rødfalk; Francelho; Raudfalk; Ruksesfálli; Rödfalk (Falco naumanni) - Facts & Information
Falco naumanni J. G. Fleischer, 1818
Bird (Erythropus Brehm) - Facts & Information
Erythropus Brehm, 1828
Caracara De Guadalupe; Carancho De Guadalupe; Guadalupe Caracara; Carcará-De-Guadalupe; Guadalupekarakara (Caracara lutosa) - Facts & Information
Caracara lutosa (Ridgway, 1876)
Bird (Microhierax erythrogenys) - Facts & Information
Microhierax erythrogenys erythrogenys (Vigors, 1831)
Bird (BOLDACI) - Facts & Information
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Cernícalo Dorsinegro; Dickinson'S Kestrel; Faucon De Dickinson; Schwarzrückenfalke; Falcão-De-Dickinson; Hvitgumpfalk (Falco dickinsoni) - Facts & Information
Falco dickinsoni P. L. Sclater, 1864
Faucon De Taita; Faucon Taita; Halcón Taita; Taita Falcon; Taita-Falke; Teita Falcon; Falcão-De-Taita; Svalefalk (Falco fasciinucha) - Facts & Information
Falco fasciinucha Reichenow & Neumann, 1895
Bird (Falco lanarius) - Facts & Information
Falco lanarius Linnaeus, 1758
Cernícalo Vulgar; Common Kestrel; Cudyllod Coch; Eurasian Kestrel; Faucon Crécerelle; Grytissmyril; Turmfalke; Turnfalke; Turnfálki; Tuulihaukka; Aqyfleri; Bayağı Kerkenez; Bieggafálli; Clamhain Ruadh; Clamhan Ruadh; Cudyll Coch; Fajkua; Fakjonja; Falkoni; Kaçubeti; Kestrel; Pelėsakalis; Peneireiro; Peneireiro-De-Dorso-Malhado; Petriti; Pocaire Gaoithe; Postovka; Pustułka; Shahimi (Kthetrazi); Shahini; Skifteri; Skilferi; Skilfyer; Skyferi; Skylferi; Sokol I Dobishëm; Sokoli; Sokoli I Erës; Speireag Ruadh; Speireagan Ruadh; Torenvalk; Tornfalk; Tårnfalk; Vânturelul Roşu; Βραχοκιρκίνεζο; Боривітер Звичайний; Керкенез; Обыкновенная Пустельга; בז מצוי; العوسق (Falco tinnunculus) - Facts & Information
Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758
Bird (Herpetotheres cachinnans) - Facts & Information
Herpetotheres cachinnans fulvescens Chapman, 1915
Bird (Falco kurochkini) - Facts & Information
Falco kurochkini Suarez & Olson, 2001
Bird (Falco rufigularis) - Facts & Information
Falco rufigularis petoensis C. Chubb, 1918
Black Caracara; Caracara Negro; Caracara Noir; Gelbkehl-Karakara; Gavião-De-Anta; Svartkarakara (Daptrius ater) - Facts & Information
Daptrius ater Vieillot, 1816