Falconidae - Caracaras, Falcons

038 Falconidae - Caracaras, Falcons - IOC 2.5 - 2010

Falconidae are not Accipitriformes, but more closely related to parrots.

Daptrius ater - Black Caracara - Amazonia

Ibycter americanus - Red-throated Caracara - S Mexico to S Brazil

Phalcoboenus carunculatus - Carunculated Caracara - Ecuador, SW Colombia
Phalcoboenus megalopterus - Mountain Caracara - Peru to C Chile
Phalcoboenus albogularis - White-throated Caracara - S Chile, S Argentina
Phalcoboenus australis - Striated Caracara - S islands

Caracara cheriway - Northern Crested Caracara - S USA to N South America
Caracara plancus - Southern Crested Caracara - S, SC South America

Milvago chimachima - Yellow-headed Caracara - Costa Rica to N Argentina
Milvago chimango - Chimango Caracara - Southern Cone

Herpetotheres cachinnans - Laughing Falcon - Mexico to N Argentina

Micrastur ruficollis - Barred Forest Falcon - S Mexico to N Argentina
Micrastur plumbeus - Plumbeous Forest Falcon - SW Colombia, NW Ecuador
Micrastur gilvicollis - Lined Forest Falcon - Amazonia
Micrastur mintoni - Cryptic Forest Falcon - E Amazonia S to Bolivia
Micrastur mirandollei - Slaty-backed Forest Falcon - Costa Rica to E Brazil
Micrastur semitorquatus - Collared Forest Falcon - C Mexico to N Argentina
Micrastur buckleyi - Buckley's Forest Falcon - W Amazonia

Spiziapteryx circumcincta - Spot-winged Falconet - SC South America

Polihierax semitorquatus - Pygmy Falcon - E, S Africa
Polihierax insignis - White-rumped Falcon - Southeast Asia

Microhierax caerulescens - Collared Falconet - NE India through Southeast Asia
Microhierax fringillarius - Black-thighed Falconet - Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas
Microhierax latifrons - White-fronted Falconet - Borneo
Microhierax erythrogenys - Philippine Falconet - Philippines
Microhierax melanoleucos - Pied Falconet - NE India to S China & C Vietnam

Falco naumanni - Lesser Kestrel - SW, C, E Eurasia - Africa
Falco tinnunculus - Common Kestrel - Widespread Eurasia, Africa - Asia
Falco rupicolus - Rock Kestrel - S Africa - Split from F. tinnunculus
Falco newtoni - Malagasy Kestrel - Madagascar, Aldabra Island
Falco punctatus - Mauritius Kestrel - Mauritius
Falco araeus - Seychelles Kestrel - Seychelles Islands
Falco moluccensis - Spotted Kestrel - Moluccas, Sulawesi, Lesser Sundas, Java & Bali
Falco cenchroides - Nankeen Kestrel - Widespread Australasia
Falco sparverius - American Kestrel - Widespread North America, Latin America
Falco rupicoloides - Greater Kestrel - E, S Africa
Falco alopex - Fox Kestrel - C, W Africa
Falco ardosiaceus - Grey Kestrel - C, W, SW Africa
Falco dickinsoni - Dickinson's Kestrel - SC, SE Africa
Falco zoniventris - Banded Kestrel - Madagascar
Falco chicquera - Red-necked Falcon - C, W, S Africa, India
Falco vespertinus - Red-footed Falcon - C Eurasia - S Africa
Falco amurensis - Amur Falcon - E Eurasia - SE Africa
Falco eleonorae - Eleonora's Falcon - S Europe, Eurasia, also N Africa - E Africa, Madagascar
Falco concolor - Sooty Falcon - E Libya to SW Pakistan - SE Africa, Madagascar
Falco femoralis - Aplomado Falcon - Widespread Latin America
Falco columbarius - Merlin - Widespread North America, Eurasia - N Asia, N Latin America
Falco rufigularis - Bat Falcon - N Mexico to NE Argentina
Falco deiroleucus - Orange-breasted Falcon - S Mexico to NE Argentina
Falco subbuteo - Eurasian Hobby - Widespread Eurasia - S Africa, N Asia
Falco cuvierii - African Hobby - E, C, W, SE Africa
Falco severus - Oriental Hobby - NW India to Solomon Islands
Falco longipennis - Australian Hobby - Widespread Australasia
Falco novaeseelandiae - New Zealand Falcon - New Zealand
Falco berigora - Brown Falcon - Widespread Australasia
Falco hypoleucos - Grey Falcon - Australia
Falco subniger - Black Falcon - Australia
Falco biarmicus - Lanner Falcon - S Europe, Arabian Peninsula, Widespread Eurasia, Africa Africa
Falco jugger - Laggar Falcon - Pakistan to Burma, India
Falco cherrug - Saker Falcon - C, S Eurasia - NE Africa, N Asia
Falco rusticolus - Gyrfalcon - N North America, Eurasia
Falco mexicanus - Prairie Falcon - W North America, Middle America
Falco peregrinus - Peregrine Falcon - Widespread Worldwide
Falco pelegrinoides - Barbary Falcon - SW, Eurasia, also N Africa
Falco fasciinucha - Taita Falcon - E, SE Africa