Falconidae

The family of the falconidés includes/understands the Faucon S and related species (Caracara S, macagua, Carnifex, Fauconnet S, kestrel S), birds of prey of small size with average (from 14 to 65 cm).
On finds them in all the areas of the world, except the Antarctic. They occupy all the mediums, from the tundras to the deserts and with the tropical forests.

Falconidés are divided into 2 S:

polyborinés : will caracararas, macagua and carnifex,
the falconinés : falcons, kestrels and fauconnets

Alphabetical list of the kinds

Caracara Merrem, 1826 including Old-fashioned Polyborus , 1816
Old-fashioned Daptrius , 1816
Falco Linnaeus, 1758
Herpetotheres Old-fashioned 1817
Old-fashioned Ibycter , 1816
Micrastur G.R. Gray, 1841
Microhierax Sharpe, 1874
Milvago Spix, 1824
Neohierax Swann, 1922
Phalcoboenus Orbigny, 1834
Polihierax Kaup, 1847
Spiziapteryx Kaup, 1852

List species

The Polyborinae

black Caracara - Old-fashioned Daptrius ater , 1816 - Black Caracara
Caracara with red throat - Ibycter americanus (Boddaert, 1783) - Red-throated Caracara
Caracara caruncle - Phalcoboenus carunculatus - Carunculated Caracara
mountain Caracara - Phalcoboenus megalopterus - Mountain Caracara
Caracara with white throat - Phalcoboenus albogularis - White-throated Caracara
southern Caracara - Phalcoboenus australis - Striated Caracara
crested Caracara - Caracara (Polyborus) plancus - Crested Caracara
Caracara with yellow head - Milvago chimachima - Yellow-headed Caracara
Caracara chimango - Milvago chimango - Chimango Caracara
merry Macagua - Herpetotheres cachinnans - Laughing Falcon
Carnifex barred - Micrastur ruficollis - Barred Forest-falcon
Carnifex leaded - Micrastur plumbeus - Plumbeous Forest-falcon
Carnifex with ashy throat - Micrastur gilvicollis - Lined Forest-falcon
slate-coloured Carnifex - Micrastur mirandollei - Slatey-backed Forest-falcon
Carnifex with collar - Micrastur semitorquatus - Collared Forest-falcon
Carnifex de Buckley - Micrastur buckleyi - Buckley' S Forest-falcon

The Falconinae

Carnifex with mottled wings - Spiziapteryx circumcinctus - Spot-winged Falconet
Fauconnet of Africa - Polihierax semitorquatus - African Pygmy-falcon
Fauconnet with yellow legs - Polihierax insignis - White-rumped Pygmy-falcon
Fauconnet with collar - Microhierax caerulescens - Collared Falconet
Fauconnet sparrow - Microhierax fringillarius - Black-thighed Falconet
Fauconnet of Borneo - Microhierax will latifrons - White-fronted Falconet
Fauconnet of Philippines - Microhierax erythrogenys - Filipino Falconet
black Fauconnet and white - Microhierax melanoleucos - Foot Falconet
Falcon crécerellette - Falco naumanni - To injure Kestrel
Falcon kestrel - Falco tinnunculus - Common Kestrel
Kestrel Malagasy - Falco newtoni - Madagascar Kestrel
Kestrel of Maurice - Falco punctatus - Mauritius Kestrel
Kestrel of Seychelles - Falco araea - Seychelles Kestrel
Kestrel of Moluques - Falco moluccensis - Spotted Kestrel
Kestrel of Australia - Falco cenchroides - Australian Kestrel
Kestrel of America - Falco sparverius - American Kestrel
Kestrel with the white eyes - Falco rupicoloides - Greater Kestrel
Kestrel fox - Falco alopex - Fox Kestrel
slate-coloured Falcon - Falco ardosiaceus - Grey Kestrel
Falcon of Dickinson - Falco dickinsoni - Dickinson' S Kestrel
Falcon with belly striped - Falco zoniventris - Banded Kestrel
Faucon will chicquera - Falco will chicquera - Red-necked Falcon
Faucon kobez - Falco vespertinus - Red-footed Falcon
Falcon of the Love - Falco amurensis - Amur Falcon
Falcon of Éléonore - Falco eleonorae - Eleonora' S Falcon
Falcon concolore - Falco concolor - Sooty Falcon
Falcon aplomado - Falco femoralis - Aplomado Falcon
Falcon swivel - Falco columbarius - Merlin
Falcon of the bats - Falco rufigularis - Beats Falcon
orange Faucon - Falco deiroleucus - Orange-breasted Falcon
Faucon small landed proprietor - Falco subbuteo - Eurasian Hobby
Faucon of Vat - Falco cuvierii - African Hobby
Faucon aldrovandin - Falco severus - Oriental Hobby
Petit Falcon - Falco longipennis - Australian Hobby
Faucon of New Zealand - Falco novaeseelandiae - New Zealand Falcon
Faucon will bérigora - Falco will berigora - Brown Falcon
gray Faucon - Falco hypoleucos - Grey Falcon
black Faucon - Falco subniger - Black Falcon
Faucon lanier - Falco biarmicus - Lanner Falcon
Faucon laggar - Falco jugger - Laggar Falcon
Faucon crowned - Falco cherrug - Saker Falcon
Falcon gerfaut - Falco rusticolus - Gyrfalcon
Falcon of the meadows - Falco mexicanus - Meadow Falcon
Peregrine falcon - Falco peregrinus - Peregrine Falcon
Falcon taita - Falco fasciinucha - Taita Falcon

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