Category
page 1Falco (genus)
falcon
Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus Falco, which includes about 40 species. Some small species of falcons with long, narrow wings are called hobbies, and some that hover while hunting are called kestrels. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene.
Peregrine Falcon
species of bird of prey
Common Kestrel
species of bird
Eurasian Hobby
species of bird
Merlin
species of bird
Red-footed Falcon
species of bird
Gyrfalcon
thumb|Gyrfalcon call.
The gyrfalcon ( or ) (), also abbreviated as gyr, is a bird of prey in the genus Falco (falcons and kestrels) and the largest species of the family Falconidae. A high-latitude species, the gyrfalcon breeds on the Arctic coasts and tundra, the islands of northern North America and Siberia, where it is mainly a resident species. Some gyrfalcons disperse more widely after the breeding season or in winter, and individual vagrancy can take birds for long distances. Its plumage varies with location, with birds being coloured from all-white to dark brown. These colour variations
Lesser Kestrel
species of bird
Saker Falcon
species of bird
Lanner Falcon
species of bird
Eleonora's Falcon
species of bird
American Kestrel
species of bird
Amur Falcon
species of bird
Red-necked Falcon
species of bird
Barbary Falcon
species of bird
New Zealand Falcon
species of bird
Mauritius Kestrel
species of bird
Laggar Falcon
species of bird
Brown Falcon
species of bird
Bat Falcon
species of bird
Oriental Hobby
species of bird
Greater Kestrel
species of bird
prairie falcon
falcon species
African Hobby
species of bird
Malagasy Kestrel
species of bird
Seychelles kestrel
species of bird
Sooty Falcon
species of bird
Australian Hobby
species of falcon
Fox Kestrel
Falcon species
Nankeen Kestrel
species of bird
Black Falcon
falcon species
Aplomado Falcon
species of bird
Spotted Kestrel
species of falcon
Orange-breasted Falcon
species of bird
Grey Falcon
species of bird
Taita Falcon
species of bird
Grey Kestrel
species of bird
Dickinson's Kestrel
falcon species
kestrel
The term kestrel (from , derivative from , i.e. ratchet) is the common name given to several species of predatory birds from the falcon genus Falco. Kestrels are most easily distinguished by their typical hunting behaviour which is to hover at a height of around over open country and swoop down on ground prey, usually small mammals, lizards or large insects, while other falcons are more adapted for active hunting during flight.
Banded Kestrel
falcon species
Falco rupicolus
species of bird
Réunion Kestrel
species of bird (extinct)
Falco peregrinus peregrinator
subspecies of bird
Hierofalcon
The hierofalcons are four closely related species of falcon which make up the subgenus Hierofalco:
Altai Falcon
subspecies of bird
hobby
subgenus of falcon