Caracaras and Falcons
Order: Falconiformes. Family: Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey, notably the falcons and caracaras. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their feet.
- Crested Caracara, Caracara cheriway *
- Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus *
- American Kestrel, Falco sparverius
- Merlin, Falco columbarius
- Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus *
- Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus
- Prairie Falcon, Falco mexicanus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of California
Famous quotes containing the word falcons:
“Thus piteously Love closed what he begat:
The union of this ever-diverse pair!
These two were rapid falcons in a snare,
Condemned to do the flitting of the bat.”
—George Meredith (1828–1909)