[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco jugger | [authority] Gray, 1834 | [UK] Laggar Falcon | [FR] Faucon laggar | [DE] Laggarfalke | [ES] Halcon Yaggar | [NL] Laggarvalk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Falco jugger OR Pakistan to Burma, India Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but […]
Category: Falconiformes
Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco biarmicus | [authority] Temminck, 1825 | [UK] Lanner Falcon | [FR] Faucon lanier | [DE] Lannerfalke | [ES] Halcon borni | [NL] Lannervalk 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 […]
Fox Kestrel (Falco alopex)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco alopex | [authority] Heuglin, 1861 | [UK] Fox Kestrel | [FR] Crecerelle renard | [DE] Fuchsfalke | [ES] Cernicalo Zorruno | [NL] Vosvalk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Falco alopex AF c, w Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but vary from […]
Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco rupicoloides | [authority] Smith, 1829 | [UK] Greater Kestrel | [FR] Crecerelle aux yeux blancs | [DE] Steppenfalke | [ES] Cernicalo Ojiblanco | [NL] Grote Torenvalk Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but vary from the large peregrine falcon to […]
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture (Cathartes melambrotus)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Cathartidae | [latin] Cathartes melambrotus | [authority] Wetmore, 1964 | [UK] Greater Yellow-headed Vulture | [FR] Grand Urubu | [DE] Grosser Gelbkopfgeier | [ES] Aura Selvatica | [NL] Grote Geelkopgier Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Cathartes includes medium-sized to large carrion-feeding birds in the New World vulture (Cathartidae) family. The […]
Grey Falcon (Falco hypoleucos)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco hypoleucos | [authority] Gould, 1841 | [UK] Grey Falcon | [FR] Faucon gris | [DE] Silberfalke | [ES] Halcon Gris | [NL] Grijze Valk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Falco hypoleucos AU Australia Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but vary from […]
Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco ardosiaceus | [authority] Vieillot, 1823 | [UK] Grey Kestrel | [FR] Faucon ardoise | [DE] Graufalke | [ES] Cernicalo Pizarroso | [NL] Grijze Torenvalk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Falco ardosiaceus AF c, w, sw Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but […]
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco rusticolus | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Gyrfalcon | [FR] Faucon gerfaut | [DE] Gerfalke | [ES] Halcon Gerifalte | [NL] Giervalk Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Falco rusticolus NA, EU n Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but vary from the […]
Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Milvago chimango | [authority] Vieillot, 1816 | [UK] Chimango Caracara | [FR] Caracara chimango | [DE] Chimangokarakara | [ES] Caracara Chimango | [NL] Chimango Subspecies Monotypic species Genus A south American bird of prey, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are […]
Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Microhierax caerulescens | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] Collared Falconet | [FR] Fauconnet a collier | [DE] Rotkehl-Falkchen | [ES] Falconete a collarado | [NL] Roodbroekdwergvalk Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus Microhierax are the smallest of falcons. Their wings are pointed, the tail rounded and […]