List of Birds of Bolivia - Caracaras and Falcons

Caracaras and Falcons

Order: Falconiformes. Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their feet.

  • Black Caracara Daptrius ater
  • Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus
  • Mountain Caracara Phalcoboenus megalopterus
  • Southern Caracara Caracara plancus
  • Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
  • Chimango Caracara Milvago chimango
  • Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans
  • Barred Forest Falcon Micrastur ruficollis
  • Lined Forest Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis
  • Slaty-backed Forest Falcon Micrastur mirandollei
  • Collared Forest Falcon Micrastur semitorquatus
  • Spot-winged Falconet Spiziapteryx circumcinctus
  • American Kestrel Falco sparverius
  • Aplomado Falcon Falco femoralis
  • Bat Falcon Falco rufigularis
  • Orange-breasted Falcon Falco deiroleucus
  • Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

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