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Genus

Falco (Typical falcons)

Falco mexicanus. Photo: (c) Leslie S, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Falcons (/ˈfɒlkən, ˈfɔːl-, ˈfæl-/) are birds of prey in the genus Falco, which includes about 40 species. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica (though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene).

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
        • Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
          • Class: Aves (Birds)
            • Order: Falconiformes (Falcons and caracaras)
              • Family: Falconidae (Falcons and caracaras)
                • Genus: Falco (Typical falcons)
                  • Species: Falco columbarius (Merlin) (2)
                  • Species: Falco sparverius (American kestrel)
                  • Species: Falco mexicanus (Prairie falcon)
                  • Species: Falco rusticolus (Gyrfalcon)
                  • Species: Falco peregrinus (Peregrine falcon) (1)
                  • Species: Falco tinnunculus (Eurasian kestrel)

Subtaxa

Species: Falco columbarius (Merlin)

Species: Falco sparverius (American kestrel)

Species: Falco mexicanus (Prairie falcon)

Species: Falco rusticolus (Gyrfalcon)

Species: Falco peregrinus (Peregrine falcon)

Species: Falco tinnunculus (Eurasian kestrel)

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