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Falconidae (falcons and caracaras)

Wikipedia Abstract

The falcons and caracaras are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae. The family is divided into two subfamilies, Polyborinae, which includes the caracaras and forest falcons, and Falconinae, the falcons, kestrels and falconets. They differ from the eagles of Accipitridae, in that falcons kill with their beaks instead of their taloned feet. They have a "tooth" on the side of their beak for the purpose.
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Genus

Archaehierax (1)
Asturaetus (1)
Badiostes (1)
Caracara (caracaras) (4)
Daptrius (black caracara) (1)
Falco (falcons and kestrels) (77)   (2)
Foetopterus (1)
Herpetotheres (laughing falcon) (1)
Ibycter (red-throated caracara) (1)
Lagopterus (1)
Micrastur (forest falcons) (7)
Microhierax (falconets) (5)
Milvago (Chimango caracara) (6)
Pediohierax (1)
Phalcoboenus (caracaras) (5)
Polihierax (pygmy falcons) (2)
Spiziapteryx (spot-winged falconet) (1)
Thegornis (2)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0