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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>.

'''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.  

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.  

==References==

==References==

[[Category:Birds of Prey]]

[[Category:Birds of Prey]]