Here at Beauty of Birds, you can get all the information about Falcon Species and the index of Falcon Species with links to species information and range.
Subfamily “Falco” – True Falcons
Falcons
- The Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) – the largest of the falcon species. Breeds on Arctic coasts and the islands of North America, Europe and Asia.
- 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 Falcon, Falco columbarius
- Bat Falcon, Falco rufigularis
- Orange-breasted Falcon, Falco deiroleucus
- New Zealand Falcon, Falco novaeseelandiae
- Brown Falcon, Falco berigora
- Grey Falcon, Falco hypoleucos
- Lanner Falcon, Falco biarmicus
- Laggar Falcon, Falco jugger
- Saker Falcon, Falco cherrug
- Black Falcon, Falco subniger
- Gyr Falcon, Falco rusticolus
- Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus
- Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
- Barbary Falcon, Falco (peregrinus) pelegrinoides
- Taita Falcon, Falco fasciinucha
Kestrels
- The Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) found in Europe, Asia, and Africa
- The Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides) found in Eastern to South Africa
- The smaller Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) found in southern Europe, India, and Mediterranean Africa
- The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) found in North America and South America
- The Fox Kestrel (Falco alopex) found in Equatorial Africa
- The Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus) found in Central to Southern Africa
- Dickinson’s Kestrel (Falco dickinsoni) found in Eastern to Southern Africa
- Madagascar Kestrel, Falco newtoni
- The Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris) found on Madagascar
- Seychelles Kestrel, Falco araea
- The Seychelles Kestrel
- Mauritius Kestrel, Falco punctatus
- The Spotted Kestrel (Falco moluccensis) found in Indonesia
- The Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) found in Australia and New Guinea
Hobbies
- Eurasian Hobby, Falco subbuteo
- African Hobby, Falco cuvierii
- Oriental Hobby, Falco severus
- Australian Hobby, Falco longipennis
