#falconiformes

[herpsandbirds]

Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis), family Falconidae, order Falconiformes, Colombia

photographs by Juan Torres Tavera

[snototter]

A nankeen kestrel (Falco cenchroides) in the Australian outback

by Andrew Goodall

[best-bird-tournament]

Falconiformes order / Falconidae family

Which is the best bird?

Laughing falcon

Peregrine falcon

Crested caracara

American kestrel

Voting ended onFeb 4

[birds--daily]

can i request a snowy owl or a pygmy falcon? :D

day 45

today's bird is the african pygmy falcon! (Polihierax semitorquatus)

[inaturalist-unofficial]

peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus consuming silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans Chicago, Illinois, United States of America 22 September 2025

image © robertloerzel (CC-BY-NC)

[deadbirdsdaily]

Prep No.KHE96

Merlin

Falco columbarius

[iridescent-wildlife]

Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus). Family Falconidae, order Falconiformes.

San Bernard NWR, Brazoria, Texas, USA. April 2026.

[awkwardbirdsdreaming]

Bird #92 - Guadelupe caracara (EX)

Back to my roots with extinct birds... The Guadelupe caracara, also known as the calalie or quelili, was considered common in 1876. Within a mere 30 years, the combination of active hunting from farmers and habitat destruction brought them to extinction. The last confirmed sighting was in 1900.

Full (and not flickering) image, plus some ramblings from me:

With extinct species, I always wish we knew more about their behaviours. The closely related crested caracara are unique for falcons in that they hunt on foot rather than from the air, and pairs will cooperate when hunting. Pairs form strong bonds together. They are also known allopreen with black vultures, which is quite strange.

Anyways I just wonder if the Guadelupe caracara acted similarly, and which aspects of its life were different.