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. There are 62 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Liberia.
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Fox Kestrel Falco alopex
- Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
- Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- African Hobby Falco cuvierii
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Liberia
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)