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{{Taxonomy
|name=Falcon
|image=Prairie falcon.jpg
|caption=Prairie falcon (''Falco mexicanus'')
|domain=Eukaryota
|kingdom=Animalia
|subkingdom=Bilateria
|branch=Deuterostomia
|superphylum=
|phylum=Chordata
|subphylum=Vertebrata
|infraphylum=Gnathostomata
|microphylum=
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|superclass=Tetrapoda
|class=Aves
|subclass=Neornithes
|infraclass=Neoaves
|superorder=Passerimorphae
|order=Ciconiiformes
|suborder=Ciconii
|infraorder=Falconides
|superfamily=
|families=
|family=Falconidae
|subfamily=Falconinae
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|genus=Falco
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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>
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>
==References==
<small><references/></small>
[[Category:Birds of Prey]]
[[Category:Birds of Prey]]