Falconidae

Falco cuvierii A.Smith, 1830

Falco cuvierii is a small slim African falcon that may be nomadic to follow food sources.

Falco moluccensis (Bonaparte, 1850)

Falco moluccensis, the spotted kestrel, is a small Indonesian falcon with little documented breeding behavior.

Falco vespertinus Linnaeus, 1766

Falco vespertinus, the red-footed falcon, is a small migratory falcon that breeds across Eurasia and winters in Africa.

Falco subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758

Falco subbuteo, the Eurasian hobby, is a small Palearctic falcon that hunts flying insects, bats and birds.

Falco mexicanus Schlegel, 1850

Falco mexicanus, the prairie falcon, is a medium-sized North American falcon popular for use in falconry.

Falco femoralis Temminck, 1822

Falco femoralis (the aplomado falcon) is a slender small falcon found from Mexico to southern South America, assessed as Least Concern by IUCN.

Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771

Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 (peregrine falcon) is a sexually dimorphic raptor used widely in falconry.

Falco rusticolus Linnaeus, 1758

Falco rusticolus (gyrfalcon), the world's largest falcon, has varied body sizes between sexes and diverse plumage morphs.

Falco newtoni (Gurney Sr, 1863)

Falco newtoni, the Malagasy kestrel, is a small falcon native to Madagascar and the Comoros, with distinct plumage variation.

Falco subniger G.R.Gray, 1843

Falco subniger, the black falcon, is a dark Australian raptor occasionally recorded as a vagrant in New Zealand.

Falco dickinsoni P.L.Sclater, 1864

Falco dickinsoni is a small stocky kestrel native to parts of southern and eastern Africa that lives in savanna and open woodland.

Falco severus Horsfield, 1821

Falco severus Horsfield, 1821 is a falcon species with distinct plumage features that set it apart from related hobby falcons.

Falco longipennis Swainson, 1838

Falco longipennis, the Australian hobby, is a small slender long-winged falcon found across Australia and nearby islands.

Falco rufigularis Daudin, 1800

This is a description of the bat falcon Falco rufigularis, covering its appearance, and distribution across the Americas.

Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758

Falco sparverius, the American kestrel, is a small North American falcon commonly used in falconry.

Falco chicquera Daudin, 1800

Falco chicquera Daudin, 1800, the red-necked falcon, is a medium-sized falcon found across parts of Africa and South Asia.

Falco eleonorae Géné, 1839

Eleonora's falcon is a medium-sized bird of prey with two color morphs, breeding in Mediterranean islands and living on the coasts of Madagascar and Mozambique.

Falco columbarius Linnaeus, 1758

Falco columbarius (merlin) is a small robust falcon, a skilled bird predator also used in falconry.

Falco berigora Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

Falco berigora, the brown falcon, is a moderately sized falcon found in Australia with variable plumage and specific breeding habits.

Falco cenchroides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

Falco cenchroides, the nankeen kestrel, is a small, slim falcon native to Australasia with distinctive straight-winged hovering.

Falco deiroleucus Temminck, 1825

Falco deiroleucus, the orange-breasted falcon, is a size-dimorphic forest falcon that resembles the smaller bat falcon, with a greatly reduced range.

Falco concolor Temminck, 1825

Falco concolor Temminck, 1825 is a medium-sized elegant falcon native to Southwest Asia and North Africa, wintering in eastern to southern Africa.

Falco biarmicus Temminck, 1825

Falco biarmicus, the lanner falcon, is a large falcon species native to Africa, Europe and western Asia, used in falconry.

Falco amurensis Radde, 1863

Falco amurensis, the Amur falcon, is a bird of prey with distinct plumage for each sex, with a long migration from East Asia to southern Africa.