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This list is based on the IOC WorldBirdNames classification ver 2.10 (2011)

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1. Black Caracara   Daptrius ater
2. Red-throated Caracara   Ibycter americanus
3. Carunculated Caracara   Phalcoboenus carunculatus
4. Mountain Caracara   Phalcoboenus megalopterus
5. White-throated Caracara   Phalcoboenus albogularis
6. Striated Caracara   Phalcoboenus australis
7. Northern Crested Caracara   Caracara cheriway
8. Southern Crested Caracara   Caracara plancus
9. Yellow-headed Caracara   Milvago chimachima
10. Chimango Caracara   Milvago chimango
11. Laughing Falcon   Herpetotheres cachinnans
12. Barred Forest Falcon   Micrastur ruficollis
13. Plumbeous Forest Falcon   Micrastur plumbeus
14. Lined Forest Falcon   Micrastur gilvicollis
15. Cryptic Forest Falcon   Micrastur mintoni
16. Slaty-backed Forest Falcon   Micrastur mirandollei
17. Collared Forest Falcon   Micrastur semitorquatus
18. Buckley’s Forest Falcon   Micrastur buckleyi
19. Spot-winged Falconet   Spiziapteryx circumcincta
20. Pygmy Falcon   Polihierax semitorquatus
21. White-rumped Falcon   Polihierax insignis
22. Collared Falconet   Microhierax caerulescens
23. Black-thighed Falconet   Microhierax fringillarius
24. White-fronted Falconet   Microhierax latifrons
25. Philippine Falconet   Microhierax erythrogenys
26. Pied Falconet   Microhierax melanoleucos
27. Lesser Kestrel   Falco naumanni
28. Common Kestrel   Falco tinnunculus
29. Rock Kestrel   Falco rupicolus
30. Malagasy Kestrel   Falco newtoni
31. Mauritius Kestrel   Falco punctatus
32. Seychelles Kestrel   Falco araeus
33. Spotted Kestrel   Falco moluccensis
34. Nankeen Kestrel   Falco cenchroides
35. American Kestrel   Falco sparverius
36. Greater Kestrel   Falco rupicoloides
37. Fox Kestrel   Falco alopex
38. Grey Kestrel   Falco ardosiaceus
39. Dickinson’s Kestrel   Falco dickinsoni
40. Banded Kestrel   Falco zoniventris
41. Red-necked Falcon   Falco chicquera
42. Red-footed Falcon   Falco vespertinus
43. Amur Falcon   Falco amurensis
44. Eleonora’s Falcon   Falco eleonorae
45. Sooty Falcon   Falco concolor
46. Aplomado Falcon   Falco femoralis
47. Merlin   Falco columbarius
48. Bat Falcon   Falco rufigularis
49. Orange-breasted Falcon   Falco deiroleucus
50. Eurasian Hobby   Falco subbuteo
51. African Hobby   Falco cuvierii
52. Oriental Hobby   Falco severus
53. Australian Hobby   Falco longipennis
54. New Zealand Falcon   Falco novaeseelandiae
55. Brown Falcon   Falco berigora
56. Grey Falcon   Falco hypoleucos
57. Black Falcon   Falco subniger
58. Lanner Falcon   Falco biarmicus
59. Laggar Falcon   Falco jugger
60. Saker Falcon   Falco cherrug
61. Gyrfalcon   Falco rusticolus
62. Prairie Falcon   Falco mexicanus
63. Peregrine Falcon   Falco peregrinus
64. Barbary Falcon   Falco pelegrinoides
65. Taita Falcon   Falco fasciinucha