Oct 11, 2025
Subfamily Falconinae falcons
Which is the best bird?
Pygmy falcon
American kestrel
Black-thighed falconet
Peregrine falcon
Voting ended onOct 18, 2025
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Subfamily Falconinae falcons
Which is the best bird?
Pygmy falcon
American kestrel
Black-thighed falconet
Peregrine falcon
American Kestrel (male) (Falco sparverius) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost
A gyrfalcon chases a red fox away from its nest, in the US state of Alaska. Photo by Seth Beaudreault, 2020.
[2543/11080] Collared falconet - Microhierax caerulescens
Order: Falconiformes (falcons and caracaras) Family: Falconidae Subfamily: Falconinae (falcons) Genus: Microhierax (typical falconets)
Photo credit: Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok via Macaulay Library
Nankeen kestrel (Falco cenchroides)
Photo by Victor Garland
Peregrine Falcon (via USFWS - Pacific Region)
Photo credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
African Pygmy Falcon (female) (Polihierax semitorquatus) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost