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Falconidae Vigors, 1824

104277  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104277)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Aves (Class)
  7. Falconiformes (Order)
  8. Falconidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Caroohierax Agnolín, 2022 †
  2. Genus Cerchneis Boie, 1826
  3. Genus Daptrius Vieillot, 1816
  4. Genus Falco Linnaeus, 1758
  5. Genus Herpetotheres Vieillot, 1817
  6. Genus Micrastur Gray, 1841
  7. Genus Microhierax Sharpe, 1874
  8. Genus Milvago Spix, 1824
  9. Genus Notofalco Mathews, 1913
  10. Genus Petrosushkinia Zelenkov in Kurochkin, Lopatin & Zelenkov, 2015 †
  11. Genus Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny, 1834
  12. Genus Polihierax Kaup, 1847
  13. Genus Polyborus Vieillot, 1816
  14. Genus Spiziapteryx Kaup, 1851
  15. Genus Caracara Merrem, 1826 accepted as Polyborus Vieillot, 1816
  16. Genus Chicquera Gurney, 1868 accepted as Falco Linnaeus, 1758 (Misspelling (of Chiquera Bonaparte, 1854))
  17. Genus Chiquera Bonaparte, 1854, nom. nud. accepted as Falco Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  18. Genus Chiquera Bonaparte, 1854 accepted as Falco Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
  19. Genus Climacourus Bonaparte, 1849 (Misspelling)
  20. Genus Falcobaenus Lafresnaye, 1839 accepted as Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny, 1834
  21. Genus Falcoboenus Giebel, 1874 accepted as Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny, 1834
  22. Genus Falcon Swainson, 1837 accepted as Falco Linnaeus, 1758
  23. Genus Falconis Gmelin, 1770 accepted as Falco Linnaeus, 1758
  24. Genus Harpa Sharpe, 1874 accepted as Falco Linnaeus, 1758
  25. Genus Harpe Bonaparte, 1855 accepted as Falco Linnaeus, 1758
  26. Genus Herpethoteres Lafresnaye, 1839 accepted as Herpetotheres Vieillot, 1817
  27. Genus Herpethotheres Vieillot, 1823 accepted as Herpetotheres Vieillot, 1817
  28. Genus Hieracidea Strickland, 1841 accepted as Falco Linnaeus, 1758
  29. Genus Hierax Vigors, 1826 (Unjustified (?) emendation)
  30. Genus Hippotriorchis David, 1875 (Misspelling)
  31. Genus Hypotriorches Blasius, 1862 (Misspelling)
  32. Genus Ibicter Vieillot, 1823 accepted as Daptrius Vieillot, 1816
  33. Genus Ibycter Vieillot, 1816 accepted as Daptrius Vieillot, 1816
  34. Genus Ieracidea Gould, 1838 accepted as Falco Linnaeus, 1758
  35. Genus Ierax Leach, 1816 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  36. Genus Micraster accepted as Micrastur Gray, 1841
  37. Genus Neohierax Swann, 1922 accepted as Polihierax Kaup, 1847
  38. Genus Nesierax Oberholser, 1899 accepted as Falco Linnaeus, 1758
  39. Genus Nesihierax Dubois, 1902 accepted as Falco Linnaeus, 1758
  40. Genus Oronertus Heine & Reichenow, 1890 accepted as Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny, 1834
  41. Genus Phacobaenus Bonaparte, 1850 accepted as Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny, 1834
  42. Genus Phalcobaenus d'Orbigny, 1835 accepted as Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny, 1834
  43. Genus Phalcobenus Geoffroy, 1836 accepted as Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny, 1834
  44. Genus Phalocoboenus Fraser, 1843 accepted as Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny, 1834
  45. Genus Phascobaenus Jardine & Selby, 1838 accepted as Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny, 1834
  46. Genus Poliborus Wood, 1837 accepted as Polyborus Vieillot, 1816
  47. Genus Polierax Kaup, 1847 accepted as Polihierax Kaup, 1847
  48. Genus Poliërax Kaup, 1847 accepted as Polihierax Kaup, 1847
  49. Genus Polihiërax Kaup, 1847 accepted as Polihierax Kaup, 1847
  50. Genus Poliohierax Kaup, 1847 accepted as Polihierax Kaup, 1847
  51. Genus Poliohiërax Kaup, 1847 accepted as Polihierax Kaup, 1847
  52. Genus Polioierax Kaup, 1850 accepted as Polihierax Kaup, 1847
  53. Genus Polioiërax Kaup, 1850 accepted as Polihierax Kaup, 1847
  54. Genus Spiziopteryx Bonaparte, 1855 accepted as Spiziapteryx Kaup, 1851
  55. Genus Tolmerus Heine, 1890 accepted as Falco Linnaeus, 1758 (Unjustified (?) emendation (of Chiquera Bonaparte, 1854))
  56. Genus Asthenopterus Ameghino, 1891 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  57. Genus Cataractes S.D.W., 1836 (uncertain, unassessed)
  58. Genus Climacocercus Cabanis, 1844 (uncertain, unassessed)
  59. Genus Erythropus Brehm, 1828 (uncertain, unassessed)
  60. Genus Foetopterus Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  61. Genus Gymnops Spix, 1824 (uncertain, unassessed)
  62. Genus Hypotriorchis Boie, 1826 (uncertain, unassessed)
  63. Genus Ierax Forster, 1817 (uncertain, unassessed)
  64. Genus Lagopterus Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  65. Genus Lanarius Lesson, 1843 (uncertain, unassessed)
  66. Genus Limnaetus Bowdich, 1825 (uncertain, unassessed)
  67. Genus Parvulivenator Harrison, 1982 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  68. Genus Pediohierax Becker, 1987 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  69. Genus Stintonornis Harrison, 1984 † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2026). Falconidae Vigors, 1824. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104277 on 2026-03-28
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
created
Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2026-01-02 09:32:58Z
changed
Edkins, Keith

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

taxonomy source IOC World Bird List version 15.1 (2025). , available online at https://www.worldbirdnames.org [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Aves (Class) > Neornithes (Subclass) > Neognathae (Superorder) > Accipitriformes (Order) > Falconidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Falcons. Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Eocene (Ypresian)-Holocene (?Recent). Includes marine genera (Aphia 2006) [details]
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