Category: Falconiformes

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco sparverius | [authority] Linnaeus, 1758 | [UK] American Kestrel | [FR] Crecerelle d’Amerique | [DE] Buntfalke | [ES] Cernicalo chitero | [NL] Amerikaanse 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 […]

Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)

[order] FALCONIFORMES | [family] Falconidae | [latin] Falco longipennis | [authority] Swainson, 1837 | [UK] Australian Hobby | [FR] Petit Faucon | [DE] Australischer Baumfalke | [ES] Alcotan Australiano | [NL] Australische Boomvalk Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Members of the genus falco are mostly medium-sized falcons, but vary from the large peregrine falcon to the […]