Biology:List of birds of North America (Falconiformes)

Short description: Wikipedia list article

The birds listed below all belong to the biological order Falconiformes, and are native to North America.

Caracaras and falcons

American kestrel

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey, notably the falcons and caracaras. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

• American kestrel, Falco sparverius LC
• Aplomado falcon, Falco femoralis LC (ssp. septentrionalis: Template:ESA status and Template:ESA status)
• Barred forest falcon, Micrastur ruficollis LC
• Bat falcon, Falco rufigularis LC
• Collared forest falcon, Micrastur semitorquatus LC
• Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo (A) LC
• Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus (C) LC
• Guadalupe caracara, Caracara lutosa (E) EX
• Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus LC
• Laughing falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans LC
• Merlin, Falco columbarius LC
• Northern caracara, Caracara cheriway LC
• Orange-breasted falcon, Falco deiroleucus NT
• Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus LC (ssp. peregrinus: Template:ESA status)
• Prairie falcon, Falco mexicanus LC
• Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus (A) NT
• Red-throated caracara, Ibycter americanus LC
• Slaty-backed forest falcon, Micrastur mirandollei LC
• Yellow-headed caracara, Milvago chimachima LC