Category: Falconidae

Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco cenchroides | [authority] Vigors and Horsfield, 1827 | [UK] Nankeen Kestrel | [FR] Crecerelle d’Australie | [DE] Graubartfalke | [ES] Cernicalo Australiano | [NL] Australische Torenvalk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Falco cenchroides AU widespread Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but […]

New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco novaeseelandiae | [authority] Gmelin, 1788 | [UK] New Zealand Falcon | [FR] Faucon de Nouvelle-Zelande | [DE] Maorifalke | [ES] Halcon Maori | [NL] Nieuwzeelandse Valk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Falco novaeseelandiae AU New Zealand Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, […]

Northern Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Caracara cheriway | [authority] Jacquin, 1784 | [UK] Northern Crested Caracara | [FR] Cacatoes banksien | [DE] Schopfkarakara | [ES] Carancho Norteno | [NL] Carancho Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Caracara cheriway NA, LA s USA to n SA Genus The genus caracara, comprises of two species; […]

Lined Forest Falcon (Micrastur gilvicollis)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Micrastur gilvicollis | [authority] Vieillot, 1817 | [UK] Lined Forest Falcon | [FR] Carnifex a gorge cendree | [DE] Zweibinden-Waldfalke | [ES] Halcon-montes Plomizo | [NL] Gebandeerde Bosvalk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Micrastur gilvicollis SA Amazonia Genus Members of the genus Micrastur are falcons varying in […]

Malagasy Kestrel (Falco newtoni)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco newtoni | [authority] Gurney, 1863 | [UK] Malagasy Kestrel | [FR] Crecerelle malgache | [DE] Madagaskarfalke | [ES] Cernicalo de aldabra | [NL] Madagaskartorenvalk Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but vary from the large peregrine falcon to the small […]

Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco punctatus | [authority] Temminck, 1821 | [UK] Mauritius Kestrel | [FR] Crecerelle de Maurice | [DE] Mauritiusfalke | [ES] Cernicalo de la mauricio | [NL] Mauritiustorenvalk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Falco punctatus AF Mauritius Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but […]

Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Herpetotheres cachinnans | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Laughing Falcon | [FR] Macagua rieur | [DE] Lachfalke | [ES] Halcon Reidor | [NL] Lachvalk Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Herpetotheres are medium-sized, large-headed falcons; having rather short, rounded wings and a long strongly rounded tail. […]

Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco naumanni | [authority] Fleischer, 1818 | [UK] Lesser Kestrel | [FR] Faucon crecerellette | [DE] Rotelfalke | [ES] Cernicalo Primilla | [NL] Kleine Torenvalk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Falco naumanni EU sw, c, e Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but […]

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco tinnunculus | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Kestrel | [FR] Faucon crecerelle | [DE] Turmfalke | [ES] Cernicalo Vulgar | [NL] Torenvalk Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but vary from the large peregrine falcon to the small American kestrel. […]

Hobby (Falco subbuteo)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco subbuteo | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Hobby | [FR] Faucon hobereau | [DE] Baumfalke | [ES] Alcotan Europeo | [NL] Boomvalk Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but vary from the large peregrine falcon to the small American kestrel. […]