Typical Falcons
Falco
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).
46 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 38 known species
Eurasian Kestrel
speciesFalco tinnunculus
American Kestrel
speciesFalco sparverius
Peregrine Falcon
speciesFalco peregrinus
Merlin
speciesFalco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby
speciesFalco subbuteo
Nankeen Kestrel
speciesFalco cenchroides
Lesser Kestrel
speciesFalco naumanni
Brown Falcon
speciesFalco berigora
Red-footed Falcon
speciesFalco vespertinus
Aplomado Falcon
speciesFalco femoralis
Bat Falcon
speciesFalco rufigularis
Prairie Falcon
speciesFalco mexicanus
New Zealand Falcon
speciesFalco novaeseelandiae
Rock Kestrel
speciesFalco rupicolus
Australian Hobby
speciesFalco longipennis
Amur Falcon
speciesFalco amurensis
Lanner Falcon
speciesFalco biarmicus
Eleonora's Falcon
speciesFalco eleonorae
Saker Falcon
speciesFalco cherrug
Gyrfalcon
speciesFalco rusticolus
Greater Kestrel
speciesFalco rupicoloides
Red-necked Falcon
speciesFalco chicquera
Gray Kestrel
speciesFalco ardosiaceus
Malagasy Kestrel
speciesFalco newtoni
Black Falcon
speciesFalco subniger
Orange-breasted Falcon
speciesFalco deiroleucus
Spotted Kestrel
speciesFalco moluccensis
Dickinson's Kestrel
speciesFalco dickinsoni
Sooty Falcon
speciesFalco concolor
Oriental Hobby
speciesFalco severus
Laggar Falcon
speciesFalco jugger
African Hobby
speciesFalco cuvierii
Fox Kestrel
speciesFalco alopex
Grey Falcon
speciesFalco hypoleucos
Seychelles Kestrel
speciesFalco araeus
Mauritius Kestrel
speciesFalco punctatus
Banded Kestrel
speciesFalco zoniventris
Taita Falcon
speciesFalco fasciinucha
Saker Falcon × Gyrfalcon
hybridFalco cherrug × rusticolus
Peregrine Falcon × American Kestrel
hybridFalco peregrinus × sparverius
Peregrine Falcon × Gyrfalcon
hybridFalco peregrinus × rusticolus
Peregrine × Saker Falcon
hybridFalco peregrinus × cherrug
Peregrine × Lanner Falcon
hybridFalco peregrinus × biarmicus
Long-legged Kestrel
speciesFalco kurochkini
Falco mexicanus × peregrinus
hybridFalco mexicanus × peregrinus
Réunion Kestrel
speciesFalco duboisi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Hermann Schlegel — Traité de fauconnerie (1844)
Hermann Schlegel · 1844 · p.113
Hermann Schlegel — Traité de fauconnerie (1844)
Hermann Schlegel · 1844 · p.117
Hermann Schlegel — Traité de fauconnerie (1844)
Hermann Schlegel · 1844 · p.119
Hermann Schlegel — Traité de fauconnerie (1844)
Hermann Schlegel · 1844 · p.121
History of the Northern Peoples
Olaus Magnus · 1555 · p.767
Jan Jonston — Naeukeurige beschryving van de natuur der viervoetige dieren (1660)
Jan Jonston · 1660 · p.45
Jan Jonston — Naeukeurige beschryving van de natuur der viervoetige dieren (1660)
Jan Jonston · 1660 · p.53
Jan Jonston — Naeukeurige beschryving van de natuur der viervoetige dieren (1660)
Jan Jonston · 1660 · p.43
Jan Jonston — Naeukeurige beschryving van de natuur der viervoetige dieren (1660)
Jan Jonston · 1660 · p.39
Hermann Schlegel — Traité de fauconnerie (1844)
Hermann Schlegel · 1844 · p.125
Hermann Schlegel — Traité de fauconnerie (1844)
Hermann Schlegel · 1844 · p.127
Hermann Schlegel — Traité de fauconnerie (1844)
Hermann Schlegel · 1844 · p.129
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 4638.