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 4 species which occur in Hong Kong.
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Hong Kong
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)