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Falconidae

Bird Families

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey comprising the falcons and caracaras, around 65 species in all, representing every extant species within the order Falconiformes. The family is made up of three subfamilies and is thought to have originated in South America during the Paleocene. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, absent only from the densest forests of central Africa, some remote oceanic islands, the high Arctic and Antarctica.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Member Count Band
10 to 100 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Paleogene 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Falconidae
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Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Falconidae

Eurasian hobby

Falconidae

Yellow-headed caracara

Falconidae
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Species
Source Common kestrel (Wikidata)
Eurasian hobby, Species
Source Eurasian hobby (Wikidata)
Yellow-headed caracara, Species
Source Yellow-headed caracara (Wikidata)
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Found In

Brazil

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ21744, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Falconidae
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Falconidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 63
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4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Falconidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Falconidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 51.1 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
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Wikidata: Falconidae
Wikidata Q21744, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Common kestrel (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Eurasian hobby (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Eurasian hobby, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Yellow-headed caracara (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Yellow-headed caracara, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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