Polyborinae is a subfamily of the falcon family, Falconidae. All species are found in the Americas.
Genera
- Genus Caracara Merrem, 1826
- C. cheriway Jacquin, 1784 – Northern Caracara
- C. plancus Miller, 1777 – Southern Caracara
- C. lutosa Ridgway, 1876 – Guadalupe Caracara (Extinct, 1903)
- Genus Daptrius
- D. ater Vieillot, 1816 – Black Caracara
- Genus Herpetotheres
- H. cachinnans Linnaeus, 1758 – Laughing Falcon
- Genus Ibycter
- I. americanus Boddaert, 1783 – Red-throated Caracara
- Genus Micrastur
- M. ruficollis Vieillot, 1817 – Barred Forest-falcon
- M. plumbeus Sclater, 1918 – Plumbeous Forest-falcon
- M. gilvicollis Vieillot, 1817 – Lined Forest-falcon
- M. mintoni Whittaker, 2003 – Cryptic Forest-falcon
- M. mirandollei Schlegel, 1862 – Slaty-backed Forest-falcon
- M. semitorquatus Vieillot, 1817 – Collared Forest-falcon
- M. buckleyi Swann, 1919 – Buckley’s Forest-falcon
- Genus Milvago
- M. chimachima Vieillot, 1816 – Yellow-headed Caracara
- M. chimango Vieillot, 1816 – Chimango Caracara
- Genus Phalcoboenus
- P. albogularis Gould, 1837 – White-throated Caracara
- P. australis Gmelin, 1788 – Striated Caracara
- P. carunculatus Des Murs, 1853 – Carunculated Caracara
- P. megalopterus Meyen, 1834 – Mountain Caracara
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