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
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) - Facts & Information
Falco femoralis femoralis Temminck, 1822
Bird (Falco albicaudus) - Facts & Information
Falco albicaudus J. F. Gmelin, 1788
North European Merlin; Smelleken; Europeisk Stenfalk (Falco columbarius) - Facts & Information
Falco columbarius aesalon Tunstall, 1771
Carnifex À Collier; Collared Forest Falcon; Collared Forest-Falcon; Halcón Montés Collarejo; Halcón-Selvático De Collar; Kappenwaldfalke; Falcão-Relógio; Halsbåndskogfalk (Micrastur semitorquatus) - Facts & Information
Micrastur semitorquatus (Vieillot, 1817)
Cernícalo De Aldabra; Crécerelle Malgache; Madagascan Kestrel; Madagascar Kestrel; Malagasy Kestrel; Francelho-Malgaxe; Madagaskarfalk (Falco newtoni) - Facts & Information
Falco newtoni (Gurney Sr, 1863)
Bird (Neohierax insignis) - Facts & Information
Neohierax insignis cinereiceps (Baker, ECS, 1927)
Bird (BOLDAEZ) - Facts & Information
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Bird (Falco pondicerianus) - Facts & Information
Falco pondicerianus J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Bird (Falco moluccensis) - Facts & Information
Falco moluccensis microbalius (Oberholser, 1917)
Bird (Falco melanaetus) - Facts & Information
Falco melanaetus Linnaeus, 1758
Bird (Milvago chimango) - Facts & Information
Milvago chimango chimango (Vieillot, 1816)
Bird (Microhierax caerulescens) - Facts & Information
Microhierax caerulescens burmanicus Swann, 1920
Bird (Falco aquilinus) - Facts & Information
Falco aquilinus J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Bird (Falco rupicoloides) - Facts & Information
Falco rupicoloides rupicoloides A. Smith, 1829
Bird (Falco albidus) - Facts & Information
Falco albidus Temminck, 1820
Bird (Limnaetus Bowdich) - Facts & Information
Limnaetus Bowdich, 1825
Bird (BOLDAEC) - Facts & Information
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Bird (BOLDAAZ) - Facts & Information
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Faucon Laggar; Halcón Yággar; Laggar Falcon; Laggar-Falke; Falcão-Lágar; Rajafalk (Falco jugger) - Facts & Information
Falco jugger J. E. Gray, 1834
Bird (Milvago Spix) - Facts & Information
Milvago Spix, 1824
Bird (BOLDADR) - Facts & Information
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Cernícalo De Reunión; Crécerelle De La Réunion; Reunion Kestrel; Réunion Kestrel (Falco duboisi) - Facts & Information
Falco duboisi Cowles, 1994
Faucon Des Prairies; Halcón Mexicano; Prairie Falcon; Präriefalke; Falcão-Das-Pradarias; Præriefalk (Falco mexicanus) - Facts & Information
Falco mexicanus Schlegel, 1850
Bird (Polihierax semitorquatus) - Facts & Information
Polihierax semitorquatus semitorquatus (A. Smith, 1836)
Falconete Pío; Fauconnet Noir Et Blanc; Pied Falconet; Falconete-Alvinegro (Microhierax melanoleucos) - Facts & Information
Microhierax melanoleucos (Blyth, 1843)
Australian Falcon; Australian Kestrel; Cernícalo Australiano; Crécerelle D'Australie; Crécerelle D’Australie; Graubartfalke; Nankeen Kestrel; Australfalk; Francelho-De-Barba-Cinzenta (Falco cenchroides) - Facts & Information
Falco cenchroides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Alcotán Australiano; Australian Hobby; Australischer Baumfalke; Petit Faucon; Eukalyptusfalk; Ógea-Australiana (Falco longipennis) - Facts & Information
Falco longipennis Swainson, 1838
American Kestrel; Crécerelle D'Amérique (Caraïbes) (Falco sparverius) - Facts & Information
Falco sparverius caribaearum J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Collared Falconet; Falconete Acollarado; Fauconnet À Collier; Rotkehlfälkchen; Falconete-De-Colar; Halsbåndfalkonett (Microhierax caerulescens) - Facts & Information
Microhierax caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Faucon Orangé; Halcón Pechianaranjado; Halcón Pechirrufo; Halcón Plomizo; Halcón Pechirrojo; Halcón Pecho Rufo; Orange-Breasted Falcon; Rotbrustfalke; Falcão-De-Peito-Laranja; Langtåfalk (Falco deiroleucus) - Facts & Information
Falco deiroleucus Temminck, 1825
Bird (Micrastur G) - Facts & Information
Micrastur G. R. Gray, 1841
Falcons; Falkar; Jalohaukat; Ob. Falk (Falco Linnaeus) - Facts & Information
Falco Linnaeus, 1758
Alcotán Filipino; Faucon Aldrovandin; Malaien-Baumfalke; Oriental Hobby; Libellefalk; Ógea-Oriental (Falco severus) - Facts & Information
Falco severus Horsfield, 1821
Bird (Notofalco Mathews) - Facts & Information
Notofalco Mathews, 1913
Bird (Daptrius Vieillot) - Facts & Information
Daptrius Vieillot, 1816
Aavikkohaukka; Faucon Sacre; Halcón Sacre; Saker; Saker Falcon; Sakervalk; Slagfalk; Tatarfalk; Würgfalke; Sacre; Tartarfalk; Tatárfálli (Falco cherrug) - Facts & Information
Falco cherrug J. E. Gray, 1834
Bird (Microhierax Sharpe) - Facts & Information
Microhierax Sharpe, 1874
Bird (BOLDACE) - Facts & Information
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Bird (Falco readei) - Facts & Information
Falco readei Brodkorb, 1959
Eleonora'S Falcon; Eleonora'S Valk; Eleonora-Valk; Eleonorafalk; Eleonoren-Falke; Eleonorenfalke; Eleonoros Sakalas; Faucon D'Eléonore; Faucon D'Éléonore; Halcón De Eleonora; Leonorafalk Eleonorafalk; Välimerenhaukka; Ada Dogan; Ada Doğan; Ada Doğanı; Falco Della Regina; Falcão-Da-Rainha; Halcón De Eleonor; Skifteri I Murrmë; Skifteri Mbretëror; Sokół Skalny; Sredozemski Sokol; Μαυροπετρίτης; Підсоколик Елеонори; Средиземноморски Сокол; Чеглок Элеоноры; Сокол Елеонори; Сокол Элеоноры; בז חופים (Falco eleonorae) - Facts & Information
Falco eleonorae Géné, 1839
Bird (Phalcoboenus dOrbigny) - Facts & Information
Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny, 1834
Berg-Karakara; Caracara Andino; Caracara Montagnard; Mountain Caracara; Carcará-Andino; Fjellkarakara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) - Facts & Information
Phalcoboenus megalopterus (Meyen, 1834)
Bird (Falco ptilorhyncus) - Facts & Information
Falco ptilorhyncus Temminck, 1821
Fauconnet À Pattes Jaunes; Halconcito Asiático; Langschwanz-Zwergfalk; White-Rumped Falcon; White-Rumped Pygmy Falcon; White-Rumped Pygmy-Falcon; Falcão-Pigmeu-De-Sobre-Branco; Orientpygmefalk (Polihierax insignis) - Facts & Information
Polihierax insignis Walden, 1872
Bird (Milvago ochrocephalus) - Facts & Information
Milvago ochrocephalus Spix, 1824
Faucon Gerfaut; Gerfalke; Gyrfalcon; Halcón Gerifalte; Hebogiaid Y Gogledd; Veiðifalkur; Ak Sungur; Arktični Sokol; Białozór; Duottarfálli; Fálki; Gerifalte; Giervalk; Girfalco; Girifalco; Goahppilfálli; Hebog Y Gogledd; Jagtfalk; Jaktfalk; Medžioklinis Sakalas; Rievssatfálli; Seabhag Gheàrr; Seabhag Mhòr; Seabhagan Geàrra; Seabhagan Mòra; Tunturihaukka; Γυρογέρακο; Кречет; בז (Falco rusticolus) - Facts & Information
Falco rusticolus Linnaeus, 1758
American Kestrel; American Sparrow Hawk; Amerika Kerkenezi; Amerikaanse Torenvalk; Amerikanischer Turmfalke; Amerikansk Tårnfalk; Amerikinis Pelėsakalis; Ameriška Postovka; Aмериканская Пустельга; Buntfalke; Cernícalo Americano; Crécerelle D'Amérique; Killy-Killy; Kinikini; Lesser Antillean Sparrow Hawk; Sparrow-Hawk; Peneireiro-Americano; Pustułka Amerykańska; Quiriquiri; Spurvefalk; Американський Боривітер; Боривітер Американський; Пустельга Воробьиная; בז (Falco sparverius) - Facts & Information
Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758
Bird (Milvago chimachima) - Facts & Information
Milvago chimachima chimachima (Vieillot, 1816)
Bird (Falco regulus) - Facts & Information
Falco regulus Pallas, 1773
Bird (Falco albicans) - Facts & Information
Falco albicans J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Bird (Lanarius Lesson) - Facts & Information
Lanarius Lesson, 1843
Bird (Hypotriorchis Boie) - Facts & Information
Hypotriorchis Boie, 1826
Bird (Falco albus) - Facts & Information
Falco albus J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Bird (Polihierax insignis) - Facts & Information
Polihierax insignis cinereiceps E. C. S. Baker, 1927
Bird (Falco peregrinus) - Facts & Information
Falco peregrinus babylonicus P. L. Sclater, 1861
Caracara Comecacao; Caracara Gorjirrojo; Caracara À Gorge Rouge; Red-Throated Caracara; Rotkehl-Karakara; Cancão; Rødstrupekarakara (Ibycter americanus) - Facts & Information
Ibycter americanus (Boddaert, 1783)
Bird (Micrastur ruficollis) - Facts & Information
Micrastur ruficollis zonothorax (Cabanis, 1866)
Bird (Falco antillarum) - Facts & Information
Falco antillarum J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Bird (Cerchneis Boie) - Facts & Information
Cerchneis Boie, 1826
Cernícalo Patirrojo; Cudyllod Troetgoch; Faucon Kobez; Kvöldfálki; Kvøldsmyril; Punajalkahaukka; Red-Footed Falcon; Rotfußfalke; Western Red-Footed Falcon; Aftenfalk; Aftonfalk; Ala Doğan; Cudyll Troetgoch; Falcão-Verpertino; Kveldsfalk; Roodpootvalk; Skifteri Këmbëkuq; Veaigefálli; Ευρωπαϊκό Μαυροκιρκίνεζο; Вечерна Ветрушка (Falco vespertinus) - Facts & Information
Falco vespertinus Linnaeus, 1766
Bird (BOLDAAC) - Facts & Information
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Bird (Falco torquatus) - Facts & Information
Falco torquatus Cuvier, 1821
Bird (Falco longipennis) - Facts & Information
Falco longipennis longipennis Swainson, 1838
Bird (Falco newtoni) - Facts & Information
Falco newtoni newtoni (Gurney Sr, 1863)
Bird (Poliohierax semitorquatus) - Facts & Information
Poliohierax semitorquatus subsp. deckeni (A.Smith, 1836) Zedlitz 1914
Bird (Falco sparverius) - Facts & Information
Falco sparverius peruvianus (Cory, 1915)
Carnifex De Minton; Cryptic Forest Falcon; Cryptic Forest-Falcon; Halcón Montés Críptico; Falcão-Críptico; Panskogfalk (Micrastur mintoni) - Facts & Information
Micrastur mintoni Whittaker, 2003
Caracara Huppé; Caracara Quebrantahuesos; Carancho Meridional; Crested Caracara; Southern Caracara; Southern Crested Caracara; Carcará; Gribbkarakara; Tofskarakara (Caracara plancus) - Facts & Information
Caracara plancus (J. F. Miller, 1777)
Bird (BOLDAAO) - Facts & Information
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Buckley'S Forest Falcon; Buckley'S Forest-Falcon; Buckley-Waldfalke; Carnifex De Buckley; Gavilán De Traylor; Halcón Montés De Buckley; Halcón-Montés De Buckley; Lesser Collared Forest-Falcon; Traylor'S Forest-Falcon; Falcão-De-Buckley; Loretoskogfalk (Micrastur buckleyi) - Facts & Information
Micrastur buckleyi Swann, 1919
Bird (Caracara creightoni) - Facts & Information
Caracara creightoni Brodkorb, 1959
Bird (Falco chicquera) - Facts & Information
Falco chicquera horsbrughi Gunning & Roberts, 1911
Bird (BOLDAAY) - Facts & Information
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Carnifex Plombé; Halcón Montés Plomizo; Halcón-Montés Plomizo; Plumbeous Forest Falcon; Plumbeous Forest-Falcon; Schieferwaldfalke; Blyskogfalk; Falcão-Montês-Plúmbeo (Micrastur plumbeus) - Facts & Information
Micrastur plumbeus W. L. Sclater, 1918
Bird (BOLDAAD) - Facts & Information
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Black-Thighed Falconet; Falconete Indonesio; Fauconnet Moineau; Finkenfälkchen; Falconete-De-Coxas-Pretas; Svartflankefalkonett (Microhierax fringillarius) - Facts & Information
Microhierax fringillarius (Drapiez, 1824)
Bird (BOLDAAB) - Facts & Information
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African Hobby; Alcotán Africano; Faucon De Cuvier; Ógea-Africana (Falco cuvierii) - Facts & Information
Falco cuvierii A. Smith, 1830
Faucon De Nouvelle-Zélande; Halcón Maorí; New Zealand Falcon; Falcão-Neozelandês; Maorifalk (Falco novaeseelandiae) - Facts & Information
Falco novaeseelandiae J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Bird (Milvago carbo) - Facts & Information
Milvago carbo Suarez & Olson, 2003
Bird (Lagopterus) - Facts & Information
Lagopterus Moreno & Mercerat, 1891
Bird (BOLDADC) - Facts & Information
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Cernícalo De Las Seychelles; Crécerelle Katitie; Crécerelle Des Seychelles; Emouchel Des Seychelles; Faucon Crécerelle Des Seychelles; Seychelles Kestrel; Francelho-Das-Seychelles (Falco araeus) - Facts & Information
Falco araeus (Oberholser, 1917)
Bird (Falco sufflator) - Facts & Information
Falco sufflator Linnæus, 1758
Bird (BOLDADW) - Facts & Information
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Bird (Falconinae Leach) - Facts & Information
Falconinae Leach, 1820
Bird (Ierax Forster) - Facts & Information
Ierax Forster, 1817
Falconete Filipino; Fauconnet Des Philippines; Philippine Falconet; Zweifarbenfälkchen; Falconete-Bicolor; Filippinerfalkonett (Microhierax erythrogenys) - Facts & Information
Microhierax erythrogenys (Vigors, 1831)
Bird (Halieetus leucoryphus) - Facts & Information
Halieetus leucoryphus (Pallas, 1771)
Bird (Falco cenchroides) - Facts & Information
Falco cenchroides baru Rand, 1940
Bird (Milvago diazfrancoi) - Facts & Information
Milvago diazfrancoi Suárez, 2020