Bird group
Falcons and Caracaras
63 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.
The African Hobby is a falconid raptor of sub-Saharan Africa. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The American Kestrel is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The Amur Falcon is a falconid raptor of northeastern Asian breeding areas and southern African wintering grounds. It hunts from fast flight…
The Aplomado Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The Australian Hobby is a falconid raptor of Australia and nearby islands. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds,…
The Banded Kestrel is a falconid raptor of Madagascar. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or small…
The Barred Forest-Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats,…
The Bat Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or small…
The Black Caracara is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It walks or flies over open country for carrion, insects, small vertebrates, and…
The Black Falcon is a falconid raptor of Australia and nearby islands. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects,…
The Black-thighed Falconet is a falconid raptor of open country, forest edges, cliffs, and coasts across the species' regional range. It…
The Brown Falcon is a falconid raptor of Australia and nearby islands. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects,…
The Buckley's Forest-Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects,…
The Carunculated Caracara is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It walks or flies over open country for carrion, insects, small…
The Chimango Caracara is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It walks or flies over open country for carrion, insects, small vertebrates,…
The Collared Falconet is a falconid raptor of open country, forest edges, cliffs, and coasts across the species' regional range. It hunts…
The Collared Forest-Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats,…
The Crested Caracara is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It walks or flies over open country for carrion, insects, small vertebrates, and…
The Cryptic Forest-Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats,…
The Dickinson's Kestrel is a falconid raptor of sub-Saharan Africa. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects,…
The Eleonora's Falcon is a falconid raptor of Mediterranean breeding islands and African wintering areas. It hunts from fast flight or…
The Eurasian Hobby is a falconid raptor of Eurasia and adjacent wintering regions. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking…
The Eurasian Kestrel is a falconid raptor of Eurasia and adjacent wintering regions. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking…
The Fox Kestrel is a falconid raptor of Arabia, the Horn of Africa, and nearby drylands. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches,…
The Gray Falcon is a falconid raptor of Australia and nearby islands. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects,…
The Gray Kestrel is a falconid raptor of sub-Saharan Africa. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The Greater Kestrel is a falconid raptor of sub-Saharan Africa. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats,…
The Gyrfalcon is a falconid raptor of Eurasia and adjacent wintering regions. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds,…
The Laggar Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Indian subcontinent. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects,…
The Lanner Falcon is a falconid raptor of sub-Saharan Africa. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The Laughing Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The Lesser Kestrel is a falconid raptor of Eurasia and adjacent wintering regions. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking…
The Lined Forest-Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The Malagasy Kestrel is a falconid raptor of Madagascar. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The Mauritius Kestrel is a falconid raptor of Mauritius. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The Merlin is a falconid raptor of Eurasia and adjacent wintering regions. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds,…
The Mountain Caracara is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It walks or flies over open country for carrion, insects, small vertebrates,…
The Nankeen Kestrel is a falconid raptor of Australia and nearby islands. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds,…
The New Zealand Falcon is a falconid raptor of New Zealand. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The Orange-breasted Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats,…
The Oriental Hobby is a falconid raptor of open country, forest edges, cliffs, and coasts across the species' regional range. It hunts from…
The Peregrine Falcon is a falconid raptor of a near-global range across open country, cliffs, cities, and coasts. It hunts from fast flight…
The Philippine Falconet is a falconid raptor of the Philippine islands. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds,…
The Pied Falconet is a falconid raptor of open country, forest edges, cliffs, and coasts across the species' regional range. It hunts from…
The Plumbeous Forest-Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects,…
The Prairie Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The Pygmy Falcon is a falconid raptor of sub-Saharan Africa. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The Red-footed Falcon is a falconid raptor of Eurasia and adjacent wintering regions. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking…
The Red-necked Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Indian subcontinent. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects,…
The Red-throated Caracara is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It walks or flies over open country for carrion, insects, small…
The Rock Kestrel is a falconid raptor of sub-Saharan Africa. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The Saker Falcon is a falconid raptor of Eurasia and adjacent wintering regions. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking…
The Seychelles Kestrel is a falconid raptor of the Seychelles. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats,…
The Slaty-backed Forest-Falcon is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects,…
The Sooty Falcon is a falconid raptor of Arabia, the Horn of Africa, and nearby drylands. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches,…
The Spot-winged Falconet is a falconid raptor of open country, forest edges, cliffs, and coasts across the species' regional range. It…
The Spotted Kestrel is a falconid raptor of open country, forest edges, cliffs, and coasts across the species' regional range. It hunts…
The Striated Caracara is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It walks or flies over open country for carrion, insects, small vertebrates,…
The Taita Falcon is a falconid raptor of sub-Saharan Africa. It hunts from fast flight or exposed perches, taking birds, insects, bats, or…
The White-fronted Falconet is a falconid raptor of open country, forest edges, cliffs, and coasts across the species' regional range. It…
The White-rumped Falcon is a falconid raptor of open country, forest edges, cliffs, and coasts across the species' regional range. It hunts…
The White-throated Caracara is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It walks or flies over open country for carrion, insects, small…
The Yellow-headed Caracara is a falconid raptor of the Americas. It walks or flies over open country for carrion, insects, small…
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