Caracaras, Falcons

Falconidae · 64 species

Caracaras, Falcons (Falconidae) is a family of 64 bird species in the order Falconiformes. They live mostly in forest, grassland, woodland habitats. The smallest is the Collared Falconet and the largest the Gyrfalcon.

African Hobby Falco cuvierii
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
Australian Hobby Falco longipennis
Banded Kestrel Falco zoniventris
Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
Black Caracara Daptrius ater
Black Falcon Falco subniger
Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius
Brown Falcon Falco berigora
Buckley's Forest Falcon Micrastur buckleyi
Caracara cheriway Caracara cheriway
Carunculated Caracara Phalcoboenus carunculatus
Chimango Caracara Phalcoboenus chimango
Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Crested Caracara Caracara plancus
Cryptic Forest Falcon Micrastur mintoni
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Falco ruficollis Falco ruficollis
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
Grey Falcon Falco hypoleucos
Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
Laggar Falcon Falco jugger
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Lined Forest Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis
Malagasy Kestrel Falco newtoni
Mauritius Kestrel Falco punctatus
Merlin Falco columbarius
Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus
Nankeen Kestrel Falco cenchroides
New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus
Oriental Hobby Falco severus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Philippine Falconet Microhierax erythrogenys
Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos
Plumbeous Forest Falcon Micrastur plumbeus
Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
Seychelles Kestrel Falco araeus
Slaty-backed Forest Falcon Micrastur mirandollei
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
Spot-winged Falconet Spiziapteryx circumcincta
Spotted Kestrel Falco moluccensis
Striated Caracara Phalcoboenus australis
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha
White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons
White-rumped Falcon Polihierax insignis
White-throated Caracara Phalcoboenus albogularis
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima