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The family Falconidae includes about 60 species of diurnal birds of prey, notably the falcons and caracaras . They differ from other Falconiformes in killing with their beaks instead of their feet. They have a "tooth" on the side of their beak for the purpose.
ORDER FALCONIFORMES Family Accipitridae : hawks, eagles and allies Family Pandionidae : Osprey FAMILY Falconidae Black Caracara, Daptrius ater Red-throated Caracara, Daptrius americanus Carunculated Caracara, Phalcoboenus carunculatus Mountain Caracara, Phalcoboenus megalopterus White-throated Caracara, Phalcoboenus albogularis Striated Caracara, Phalcoboenus australis Crested Caracara , Polyborus plancus Yellow-headed Caracara, Milvago chimachima Chimango Caracara, Milvago chimango Laughing Falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans Barred Forest Falcon, Micrastur ruficollis Plumbeous Forest Falcon, Micrastur plumbeus Lined Forest Falcon, Micrastur gilvicollis Slaty-backed Forest Falcon, Micrastur mirandollei Collared Forest Falcon, Micrastur semitorquatus Buckley's Forest Falcon, Micrastur buckleyi Spot-winged Falconet, Spiziapteryx circumcinctus African Pygmy Falcon, Polihierax semitorquatus White-rumped Pygmy Falcon, Polihierax insignis Collared Falconet, Microhierax caerulescens Black-thighed Falconet, Microhierax fringillarius White-fronted Falconet, Microhierax latifrons Philippine Falconet, Microhierax erythrogenys Pied Falconet, Microhierax melanoleucus Lesser Kestrel , Falco naumanni Common Kestrel , Falco tinnunculus Madagascar Kestrel, Falco newtoni Mauritius Kestrel, Falco punctatus Seychelles Kestrel, Falco araea Spotted Kestrel, Falco moluccensis Nankeen Kestrel , Falco cenchroides American Kestrel , Falco sparverius Greater Kestrel, Falco rupicoloides Fox Kestrel, Falco alopex Grey Kestrel, Falco ardosiaceus Dickinson's Kestrel, Falco dickinsoni Banded Kestrel, Falco zoniventris Red-necked Falcon, Falco chicquera Red-footed Falcon, Falco vespertinus Amur Falcon, Falco amurensis Eleonora's Falcon , Falco eleonorae Sooty Falcon , Falco concolor Aplomado Falcon, Falco femoralis Merlin , Falco columbarius Bat Falcon , Falco rufigularis Orange-breasted Falcon, Falco deiroleucus Eurasian Hobby , Falco subbuteo African Hobby, Falco cuvierii Oriental Hobby, Falco severus Australian Hobby, Falco longipennis New Zealand Falcon , Falco novaeseelandiae Brown Falcon, Falco berigora Grey Falcon, Falco hypoleucos Black Falcon, Falco subniger Lanner Falcon , Falco biarmicus Laggar Falcon, Falco jugger Saker Falcon , Falco cherrug Gyrfalcon , Falco rusticolus Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus Peregrine Falcon , Falco peregrinus Taita Falcon, Falco fasciinucha Family Sagittariidae : Secretary Bird
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Date : 12/21/2006 Time : 3:48:57 AM Falcons are any of about 60 species of birds of prey that constitute the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes , which also includes eagles , hawks , kites, and vultures . The true falcons are typified by a bullet-shaped body; commonly long, pointed wings; a medium to long tail; long toes with sharp, hooked claws; a short neck; and a short, hooked, usually notched bill. The earliest fossil record of the falcon family is from the Miocene Epoch of Argentina, about 15 million years ago.
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