56 species of falcons and caracaras around the world, from the American Kestrel to the Orange-breasted Falcon. Every species links to photos, calls and identification notes.
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Crested CaracaraCaracara plancus
Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
Laughing FalconHerpetotheres cachinnans
Prairie FalconFalco mexicanus
Brown FalconFalco berigora
Bat FalconFalco rufigularis
Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni
Aplomado FalconFalco femoralis
Rock KestrelFalco rupicolus
Collared Forest FalconMicrastur semitorquatus
Australian HobbyFalco longipennis
Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinus
Amur FalconFalco amurensis
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
Black CaracaraDaptrius ater
Barred Forest FalconMicrastur ruficollis
Red-throated CaracaraIbycter americanus
Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
New Zealand FalconFalco novaeseelandiae
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
Grey KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
Black FalconFalco subniger
GyrfalconFalco rusticolus
Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoni
Black-thighed FalconetMicrohierax fringillarius
Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescens
African HobbyFalco cuvierii
Laggar FalconFalco jugger
Lined Forest FalconMicrastur gilvicollis
Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
Slaty-backed Forest FalconMicrastur mirandollei
Spotted KestrelFalco moluccensis
Spot-winged FalconetSpiziapteryx circumcincta
Oriental HobbyFalco severus
Grey FalconFalco hypoleucos
Philippine FalconetMicrohierax erythrogenys
Sooty FalconFalco concolor
Pied FalconetMicrohierax melanoleucos
Fox KestrelFalco alopex
White-fronted FalconetMicrohierax latifrons
Cryptic Forest FalconMicrastur mintoniBuckley's Forest FalconMicrastur buckleyi
Saker FalconFalco cherrug
Mauritius KestrelFalco punctatus
Banded KestrelFalco zoniventris
Seychelles KestrelFalco araeus
Plumbeous Forest FalconMicrastur plumbeus
Taita FalconFalco fasciinucha
Orange-breasted FalconFalco deiroleucus
Also in the checklist
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Yellow-headed Caracara (Daptrius chimachima) · Chimango Caracara (Daptrius chimango) · Carunculated Caracara (Daptrius carunculatus) · Mountain Caracara (Daptrius megalopterus) · White-throated Caracara (Daptrius albogularis) · Striated Caracara (Daptrius australis) · White-rumped Falcon (Neohierax insignis)