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.
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Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Common kestrel (Wikidata)
Source Eurasian hobby (Wikidata)
Source Yellow-headed caracara (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Brazil, found in there.
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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 Wikidata: Falconidae
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 Reader Challenges (0)
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