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| + | |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= | ||
| + | |superdivision= | ||
| + | |division= | ||
| + | |subdivision= | ||
| + | |superclass=Tetrapoda | ||
| + | |class=Aves | ||
| + | |subclass=Neornithes | ||
| + | |infraclass=Neoaves | ||
| + | |superorder=Passerimorphae | ||
| + | |order=Ciconiiformes | ||
| + | |suborder=Ciconii | ||
| + | |infraorder=Falconides | ||
| + | |superfamily= | ||
| + | |families= | ||
| + | |family=Falconidae | ||
| + | |subfamily=Falconinae | ||
| + | |supertribe= | ||
| + | |tribe= | ||
| + | |subtribe= | ||
| + | |genera= | ||
| + | |genus=Falco | ||
| + | |subgenus= | ||
| + | |species= | ||
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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]] | ||
Revision as of 17:13, May 12, 2011
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| Prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Passerimorphae |
| Order | Ciconiiformes |
| Sub-order | Ciconii |
| Infraorder | Falconides |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Falconidae |
| Sub-family | Falconinae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Falco |
| Population statistics | |
A falcon is the general name for any bird in the family Falconidae.[1] 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.[2]