Falconids are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey (the falcons and caracaras) that make up the order Falconiformes. The family is divided into 3 subfamilies: Herpetotherinae, which includes the laughing falcon (Herpetotheres) and forest falcons (Micrastur); Polyborinae, which includes the caracaras (Caracarinae) and the spot-winged falconet (Spiziapteryx); and Falconinae, which includes the falcons and kestrels (Falco) and falconets (Microhierax).
This category is for animals that are falconids.
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