Wild Bird Photography

Order: FALCONS AND CARACARAS (FALCONIFORMES ORDER)
Family: FALCONS (FALCONIDAE)

Endangered Species
+ = Endemic Species
a = ABA Area Species



25 Species

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Species Locations

Southern Crested Caracara




Genus Caracara
a
Northern Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)
Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)

Genus Daptrius
Black Caracara (Daptrius ater)

Genus Falco
Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus)
Nankeen (Australian) Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
a
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
African Hobby (Falco cuvierii)
a
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
a
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus)
+
Spotted Kestrel (Falco moluccensis)
Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
Barbary Falcon (Falco pelegrinoides)
a
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
a
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
a
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
a
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Genus Herpetotheres
Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)

Genus Ibycter
Red-throated Caracara (Ibycter americanus)

Genus Microhierax
Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
Black-thighed Falconet (Microhierax fringillarius)

Genus Milvago
a
Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima)
Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)

Genus Phalcoboenus
Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)

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