Classification of the order Falconiformes

Unr. Falconiformes Sharpe 1874 [raptor]
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Subor. Accipitres Linnaeus 1758
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Infraor. Falconides
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Invalid names: Accipitroidea [empty], Falconoidea [empty]
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Fm. Sagittariidae [Secretary bird]
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G. †Amphiserpentarius Gailard 1908
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Amphiserpentarius robustus Milne-Edwards 1870
G. Sagittarius Hermann 1783
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Sagittarius serpentarius Miller 1779 [secretarybird]
Subor. Cathartae
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Superfm. †Neocathartoidea Wetmore 1950
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Fm. †Neocathartidae Wetmore 1950
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Invalid names: Eocathartidae Wetmore 1944 [replaced]
Invalid names: Eocathartoidea Wetmore 1944 [replaced]
Invalid names: Sarcorhamphi [synonym]
Fm. Falconidae Vigors 1824
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G. †Asthenopterus Ameghino 1891
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†Asthenopterus minutus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. †Asturaetus De Vis 1905
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†Asturaetus furcillatus De Vis 1905
G. †Badiostes
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†Badiostes patagonicus Ameghino 1894
G. †Badrostes
G. Baza De Vis 1905
G. Caracara Merrem 1826 [caracara]
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Caracara cheriway Jacquin 1784 [crested caracara]
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Invalid names: Caracara prelutosa Howard 1938 [synonym]
†Caracara creightoni Brodkorb 1959 [Creighton's caracara]
Caracara plancus Miller 1777 [southern caracara]
Invalid names: Polyborus Vieillot 1816 [replaced]
G. †Falconidarum Regalia 1902
Subfm. Falconinae Vigors 1824
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G. Falco Linnaeus 1758 [falcon]
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Subg. †Falco (Cerchneis) Boie 1826
Subg. Falco (Hierofalco) Cuvier 1817
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Subg. Falco (Rhynchodon) Nitzsch 1829
Falco alopex Heuglin 1861 [Fox kestrel]
Falco altaicus Menzbier 1891 [Altai falcon]
Falco amurensis Radde 1863 [Amur falcon]
Falco ardosiaceus Vieillot 1823 [Grey kestrel]
†Falco bakalovi Boev 1999
Falco berigora Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [Brown falcon]
Falco biarmicus Temminck 1825 [Lanner falcon]
Falco cenchroides Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [Australian kestrel]
Falco cherrug Gray 1834 [Saker falcon]
Falco columbarius Linnaeus 1758 [merlin]
Falco concolor Temminck 1825 [Sooty falcon]
Falco cuvierii Smith 1830 [African hobby]
Falco deiroleucus Temminck 1825 [Orange-breasted falcon]
†Falco duboisi Cowles 1994 [Réunion kestrel]
Falco eleonorae Gené 1839 [Eleonora's falcon]
†Falco falconellus Shufeldt 1915
Falco fasciinucha Reichenow and Neumann 1895 [Taita falcon]
Falco femoralis Temminck 1822 [Aplomado falcon]
Falco hypoleucos Gould 1841 [Grey falcon]
Falco jugger Gray 1834 [Laggar falcon]
Falco longipennis Swainson 1837 [Australian hobby]
†Falco medius Umans'ka 1981
Falco melanaetus Linnaeus 1758
Falco mexicanus Schlegel 1850 [Prairie falcon]
Falco naumanni Fleischer 1818 [Lesser kestrel]
Falco newtoni Gurney 1863 [Madagascar kestrel]
Falco novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1788 [New Zealand falcon]
†Falco oregonus Howard 1946
Falco peregrinus Tunstall 1771 [Peregrine falcon]
Falco punctatus Temminck 1821 [Mauritius kestrel]
†Falco readi Brodkorb 1959
Falco rufigularis Daudin 1800 [Bat falcon]
Falco rupicoloides Smith 1829 [Greater kestrel]
Falco rusticolus Linnaeus 1758 [gyrfalcon]
Falco severus Horsfield 1821 [Oriental hobby]
Falco sparverius Linnaeus 1758 [American kestrel]
Falco subbuteo Linnaeus 1758 [Eurasian hobby]
Falco subniger Gray 1843 [Black falcon]
Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus 1758 [Common kestrel]
Falco vespertinus Linnaeus 1766 [Red-footed falcon]
Invalid names: Tinnunculus Vieillot 1807 [synonym]
G. †Pediohierax Becker 1987
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†Pediohierax ramenta Wetmore 1936
G. Spiziapteryx Kaup 1852 [spot-winged falconet]
Invalid names: Falconini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty], Polyborini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
G. †Foetopterus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
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†Foetopterus ambiguus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. Herpetotheres Vieillot 1817 [laughing falcon]
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Herpetotheres cachinnans Linnaeus 1758 [Laughing falcon]
G. †Lagopterus Moreno and Mercerat 1891
G. Micrastur Gray 1841 [forest falcon]
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Micrastur ruficollis Vieillot 1817 [Barred forest-falcon]
Micrastur semitorquatus Vieillot 1817 [Collared forest-falcon]
G. Milvago Spix 1824 [caracara]
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†Milvago brodkorbi Campbell 1979 [caracara]
Milvago chimachima Viellot 1816 [yellow-headed caracara]
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Invalid names: Milvago readei Brodkorb 1959 [synonym]
G. Phalcoboenus d'Orbigny 1834
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Phalcoboenus australis Gmelin 1788 [striated caracara]
Phalcoboenus chimango Vieillot 1816 [Chimango caracara]
†Phalcoboenus napieri Adams and Woods 2016
G. †Taphetus De Vis 1891
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†Taphaetus brachialis De Vis 1890
G. †Thegornis
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†Thegornis debilis Ameghino 1894
†Thegornis musculosus Ameghino 1894
Invalid names: Caracarinae [empty], Herpetotherinae del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty], Polyborinae Lafresnaye 1839 [empty]
Superfm. Falconoidae
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Fm. Buteonidae Vigors 1824
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Invalid names: Accipitrini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty], Gypini del Hoyo et al. 2014 [empty]
Subfm. Milvinae
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G. †Proictinia Shufeldt 1915
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†Proictinia effera Wetmore 1923
†Proictinia gilmorei Shufeldt 1913
G. †Promilio Wetmore 1958
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†Promilio brodkorbi Wetmore 1958
†Promilio epileus Wetmore 1958
†Promilio floridanus Brodkorb 1956
Invalid names: Circinae Bonaparte 1838 [empty], Elaninae Blyth 1851 [empty]
Fm. †Masillaraptoridae Mayr 2009
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G. †Danielsraptor Mayr and Kitchener 2022
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†Danielsraptor phorusrhacoides Mayr and Kitchener 2022
Superfm. Vulturoidae Hay 1930
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Fm. †Teratornithidae Miller 1909 [teratorn]
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G. †Aiolornis Campbell et al. 1999
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†Aiolornis incredibilis Howard 1952
G. †Argentavis Campbell and Tonni 1980
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†Argentavis magnificens Campbell and Tonni 1980
G. †Cathartornis Miller 1910
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†Cathartornis gracilis Miller 1910
G. †Taubatornis Olson and Alvarenga 2002
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†Taubatornis campbelli Olson and Alvarenga 2002
G. †Teratornis Miller 1909 [teratorn]
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†Teratornis merriami Miller 1909 [Merriam's teratorn]
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Invalid names: Pleistogyps rex Miller 1910 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pleistogyps Miller 1910 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cathartoidea Lafresnaye 1839 [empty], Falcones Lambrecht 1933 [empty], Horusornithidae [empty], Teratornithi [empty]