Order Falconiformes
The order Falconiformes comprises 1 family and 65 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 8 globally threatened.
- Families
- 1
- Species
- 65
- Threatened species
- 8
Families of the order Falconiformes
All species of the order Falconiformes
In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.
Laughing Falcon
Herpetotheres cachinnans
Buckley's Forest Falcon
Micrastur buckleyi
Collared Forest Falcon
Micrastur semitorquatus
Slaty-backed Forest Falcon
Micrastur mirandollei
Barred Forest Falcon
Micrastur ruficollis
Cryptic Forest Falcon
Micrastur mintoni
Plumbeous Forest Falcon
Micrastur plumbeus
Lined Forest Falcon
Micrastur gilvicollis
Spot-winged Falconet
Spiziapteryx circumcincta
Guadalupe Caracara
Caracara lutosa
Crested Caracara
Caracara plancus
Red-throated Caracara
Ibycter americanus
Yellow-headed Caracara
Daptrius chimachima
Black Caracara
Daptrius ater
Chimango Caracara
Daptrius chimango
Carunculated Caracara
Daptrius carunculatus
Mountain Caracara
Daptrius megalopterus
White-throated Caracara
Daptrius albogularis
Striated Caracara
Daptrius australis
Pygmy Falcon
Polihierax semitorquatus
Philippine Falconet
Microhierax erythrogenys
Pied Falconet
Microhierax melanoleucos
Collared Falconet
Microhierax caerulescens
Black-thighed Falconet
Microhierax fringillarius
White-fronted Falconet
Microhierax latifrons
White-rumped Falcon
Neohierax insignis
Banded Kestrel
Falco zoniventris
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Fox Kestrel
Falco alopex
Greater Kestrel
Falco rupicoloides
Mauritius Kestrel
Falco punctatus
Reunion Kestrel
Falco duboisi
Seychelles Kestrel
Falco araeus
Malagasy Kestrel
Falco newtoni
Rock Kestrel
Falco rupicolus
Nankeen Kestrel
Falco cenchroides
Spotted Kestrel
Falco moluccensis
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
Red-footed Falcon
Falco vespertinus
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Grey Kestrel
Falco ardosiaceus
Dickinson's Kestrel
Falco dickinsoni
Brown Falcon
Falco berigora
Orange-breasted Falcon
Falco deiroleucus
Bat Falcon
Falco rufigularis
Australian Hobby
Falco longipennis
Oriental Hobby
Falco severus
Eleonora's Falcon
Falco eleonorae
Sooty Falcon
Falco concolor
African Hobby
Falco cuvierii
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
New Zealand Falcon
Falco novaeseelandiae
Aplomado Falcon
Falco femoralis
Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicquera
Prairie Falcon
Falco mexicanus
Grey Falcon
Falco hypoleucos
Taita Falcon
Falco fasciinucha
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus
Laggar Falcon
Falco jugger
Black Falcon
Falco subniger
Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
Saker Falcon
Falco cherrug
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Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.