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Line 42: − A '''falcon''' is the general name for any bird in the family ''Falconidae''.<ref>http://www.animaltrial.com/falconbird.html</ref> They are known as [[Birds of Prey]], and have been used for [[hunting]] purposes (see [[Falconry]]). Arguably, the most famous is the Perigrine Falcon, clocked at speeds of 90 m/s.<ref>http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/ChrisSantoro.shtml</ref>+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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'''Falcon''' is the general name for any of 65 species of bird in the family ''Falconidae'', but especially restricted to the 38 species of the genus ''Falco''. Known as [[birds of prey]], falcons are characterized by a bullet-shaped body, pointed wings, and the ability to fly and maneuver at great speed while hunting; one species - the [[Peregrine falcon]] (''Falco peregrinus'') - has been clocked in excess of 200 miles-per-hour while in a dive<ref>http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/ChrisSantoro.shtml</ref>.
Falcons have also been used by man for [[hunting]] purposes (see [[Falconry]]), as well as being a barometer for man's abuse of the environment via habitat destruction and chemical spraying.
==Species==
* [[African hobby]], ''Falco cuvierii''
* [[American kestrel]], ''Falco sparverius''
* [[American merlin]], ''Falco columbarius''
* [[Amur falcon]], ''Falco amurensis''
* [[Aplomado falcon]], ''Falco femoralis''
* [[Australian hobby]], ''Falco longipennis''
* [[Australian kestrel]], ''Falco cenchroides''
* [[Banded kestrel]], ''Falco zoniventris''
* [[Bat falcon]], ''Falco rufigularis''
* [[Black falcon]], ''Falco subniger''
* [[Brown falcon]], ''Falco berigora''
* [[Common kestrel]], ''Falco tinnunculus''
* [[Dickinson's kestrel]], ''Falco dickinsoni''
* [[Eleonora's falcon]], ''Falco eleonorae''
* [[Eurasian hobby]], ''Falco subbuteo''
* [[Fox kestrel]], ''Falco alopex''
* [[Gray falcon]], ''Falco hypoleucos''
* [[Gray kestrel]], ''Falco ardosiaceus''
* [[Greater kestrel]], ''Falco rupicoloides''
* [[Gyrfalcon]], ''Falco rusticolus''
* [[Laggar falcon]], ''Falco jugger''
* [[Lanner falcon]], ''Falco biarmicus''
* [[Lesser kestrel]], ''Falco naumanni''
* [[Madagascar kestrel]], ''Falco newtoni''
* [[Mauritius kestrel]], ''Falco punctatus''
* [[New Zealand falcon]], ''Falco novaeseelandiae''
* [[Orange-breasted falcon]], ''Falco deiroleucus''
* [[Oriental hobby]], ''Falco severus''
* [[Peregrine falcon]], ''Falco peregrinus''
* [[Prairie falcon]], ''Falco mexicanus''
* [[Red-footed falcon]], ''Falco vespertinus''
* [[Red-necked falcon]], ''Falco chicquera''
* [[Reunion kestrel]], ''Falco duboisi'' (extinct, c.1700)
* [[Saker falcon]], ''Falco cherrug''
* [[Seychelles kestrel]], ''Falco araea''
* [[Sooty falcon]], ''Falco concolor''
* [[Spotted kestrel]], ''Falco moluccensis''
* [[Taita falcon]], ''Falco fasciinucha''
==References==
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[[Category:Birds of Prey]]
[[Category:Birds of Prey]]