Merlin by Jim Fenton
That path no bird knows, Nor has the falcon’s eye seen it. (Job 28:7 NKJV)
CLASS – AVES, Order – FALCONIFORMES, Family – Falconidae – Caracaras, Falcons
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I.O.C. 3.1 Version
Genus (11), Species (67), Subspecies
Daptrius
Black Caracara (Daptrius ater) ©©DurasPhoto
Ibycter
Red-throated Caracara (Ibycter americanus) by Ian
Phalcoboenus
Carunculated Caracara (Phalcoboenus carunculatus) ©WikiC
Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) ©WikiC
White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis) by Daves BP
Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) by Daves BP
Caracara
Northern Crested Caracara (Caracara cheriway) by Dan
Guadalupe Caracara (Caracara lutosa †)
Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) by Dario Sanches
Milvago
Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima) by RScanlon
____ (Milvago chimachima cordata)
____ (Milvago chimachima chimachima)
Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango) by Daves BP
____ (Milvago chimango chimango)
____ (Milvago chimango temucoensis)
Herpetotheres
Laughing Falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans) by Ray
____ (Herpetotheres cachinnans chapmani)
____ (Herpetotheres cachinnans cachinnans)
____ (Herpetotheres cachinnans queribundus)
Micrastur
Barred Forest Falcon (Micrastur ruficollis)
____ (Micrastur ruficollis guerilla)
____ (Micrastur ruficollis interstes)
____ (Micrastur ruficollis zonothorax)
____ (Micrastur ruficollis concentricus)
____ (Micrastur ruficollis ruficollis)
____ (Micrastur ruficollis olrogi)
Plumbeous Forest Falcon (Micrastur plumbeus)
Lined Forest Falcon (Micrastur gilvicollis)
Cryptic Forest Falcon (Micrastur mintoni)
Slaty-backed Forest Falcon (Micrastur mirandollei)
Collared Forest Falcon (Micrastur semitorquatus) ©©
____ (Micrastur semitorquatus naso)
____ (Micrastur semitorquatus semitorquatus)
Buckley’s Forest Falcon (Micrastur buckleyi)
Spiziapteryx
Spot-winged Falconet (Spiziapteryx circumcincta)
Polihierax
Pygmy Falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus)
____ (Polihierax semitorquatus castanonotus)
____ (Polihierax semitorquatus semitorquatus)
White-rumped Falcon (Polihierax insignis)
____ (Polihierax insignis insignis)
____ (Polihierax insignis cinereiceps)
____ (Polihierax insignis harmandi)
Microhierax
Collared Falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
____ (Microhierax caerulescens caerulescens)
____ (Microhierax caerulescens burmanicus)
Black-thighed Falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) by Ian
White-fronted Falconet (Microhierax latifrons)
Philippine Falconet (Microhierax erythrogenys) ©©
____ (Microhierax erythrogenys erythrogenys)
____ (Microhierax erythrogenys meridionalis)
Pied Falconet (Microhierax melanoleucos)
Falco
Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) by Ian
Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) by Nikhil Devasar
____ (Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus)
____ (Falco tinnunculus perpallidus)
____ (Falco tinnunculus interstinctus)
____ (Falco tinnunculus objurgatus)
____ (Falco tinnunculus canariensis)
____ (Falco tinnunculus dacotiae)
____ (Falco tinnunculus neglectus)
____ (Falco tinnunculus alexandri)
____ (Falco tinnunculus rupicolaeformis)
____ (Falco tinnunculus archeri)
____ (Falco tinnunculus rufescens)
Rock Kestrel (Falco rupicolus)
Malagasy Kestrel (Falco newtoni)
____ (Falco newtoni newtoni)
____ (Falco newtoni aldabranus)
Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus)
Reunion Kestrel (Falco duboisi †)
Seychelles Kestrel (Falco araeus) by Bob-Nan
Spotted Kestrel (Falco moluccensis)
____ (Falco moluccensis moluccensis)
____ (Falco moluccensis microbalius)
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) by Bob-Nan
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) by AestheticPhotos
____ (Falco sparverius sparverius)
____ (Falco sparverius paulus)
____ (Falco sparverius peninsularis)
____ (Falco sparverius tropicalis)
____ (Falco sparverius nicaraguensis)
____ (Falco sparverius sparverioides)
____ (Falco sparverius dominicensis)
____ (Falco sparverius caribaearum)
____ (Falco sparverius brevipennis)
____ (Falco sparverius isabellinus)
____ (Falco sparverius ochraceus)
____ (Falco sparverius caucae)
____ (Falco sparverius aequatorialis)
____ (Falco sparverius peruvianus)
____ (Falco sparverius cinnamominus)
____ (Falco sparverius fernandensis)
____ (Falco sparverius cearae)
Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides)
____ (Falco rupicoloides fieldi)
____ (Falco rupicoloides arthuri)
____ (Falco rupicoloides rupicoloides)
Fox Kestrel (Falco alopex)
Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus)
Dickinson’s Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni)
Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris)
Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera) by NikhilD
____ (Falco chicquera chicquera)
____ (Falco chicquera ruficollis)
____ (Falco chicquera horsbrughi)
Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
Eleonora’s Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor) ©WikiC
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
____ (Falco femoralis septentrionalis)
____ (Falco femoralis femoralis)
____ (Falco femoralis pichinchae)
Merlin (Falco columbarius) by Nikhil Devasar
____ (Falco columbarius subaesalon)
____ (Falco columbarius aesalon)
____ (Falco columbarius insignis)
____ (Falco columbarius pacificus)
____ (Falco columbarius pallidus)
____ (Falco columbarius lymani)
____ (Falco columbarius columbarius)
____ (Falco columbarius suckleyi)
____ (Falco columbarius richardsonii)
Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis) by M Woodruff
____ (Falco rufigularis petoensis)
____ (Falco rufigularis rufigularis)
____ (Falco rufigularis ophryophanes)
Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus)
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) by Nikhil Devasar
____ (Falco subbuteo subbuteo)
____ (Falco subbuteo streichi)
African Hobby (Falco cuvierii)
Oriental Hobby (Falco severus) by Ian
____ (Falco severus severus)
____ (Falco severus papuanus)
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) by Ian
____ (Falco longipennis hanieli)
____ (Falco longipennis longipennis)
____ (Falco longipennis murchisonianus)
New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae)
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora) by Ian
____ (Falco berigora novaeguineae)
____ (Falco berigora berigora)
____ (Falco berigora occidentalis)
____ (Falco berigora tasmanicus)
Grey Falcon (Falco hypoleucos)
Black Falcon (Falco subniger) by Ian Montgomery
Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
____ (Falco biarmicus feldeggii)
____ (Falco biarmicus erlangeri)
____ (Falco biarmicus tanypterus)
____ (Falco biarmicus abyssinicus)
____ (Falco biarmicus biarmicus)
Laggar Falcon (Falco jugger) by Nikhil
Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
____ (Falco cherrug cherrug)
____ (Falco cherrug coatsi)
____ (Falco cherrug hendersoni)
____ (Falco cherrug milvipes)
Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) by Dan
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) by Dan
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) by Dan
____ (Falco peregrinus tundrius)
____ (Falco peregrinus pealei)
____ (Falco peregrinus anatum)
____ (Falco peregrinus cassini)
____ (Falco peregrinus peregrinus)
____ (Falco peregrinus calidus)
____ (Falco peregrinus japonensis)
____ (Falco peregrinus brookei)
____ (Falco peregrinus peregrinator)
____ (Falco peregrinus fruitii)
____ (Falco peregrinus madens)
____ (Falco peregrinus minor)
____ (Falco peregrinus radama)
____ (Falco peregrinus ernesti)
____ (Falco peregrinus macropus)
____ (Falco peregrinus nesiotes)
Barbary Falcon (Falco pelegrinoides) by Dan
____ (Falco pelegrinoides babylonicus)
____ (Falco pelegrinoides pelegrinoides)
Taita Falcon (Falco fasciinucha)
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Dan’s Pix (Dan)
Dario Sanches
Dave’s BirdingPix
Ian Montgomery’s Birdway
Michael Woodruff’s Fotostream
Nikhil Devasar’s Gallery
Ray’s Wildlife Photography
Robert Scanlon’s Gallery
Wade Dowdy AestheticPhotos
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