List of birds of North America (Falconiformes)
The birds listed below all belong to the biological order Falconiformes, and are native to North America.
Caracaras and falcons
American kestrel
Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey, notably the falcons and caracaras. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.
- American kestrel, Falco sparverius LC
- Aplomado falcon, Falco femoralis LC (ssp. septentrionalis: E and XN)
- Barred forest falcon, Micrastur ruficollis LC
- Bat falcon, Falco rufigularis LC
- Collared forest falcon, Micrastur semitorquatus LC
- Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo (A) LC
- Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus (C) LC
- Guadalupe caracara, Caracara lutosa (E) EX
- Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus LC
- Laughing falcon, Herpetotheres cachinnans LC
- Merlin, Falco columbarius LC
- Northern caracara, Caracara cheriway LC
- Orange-breasted falcon, Falco deiroleucus NT
- Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus LC (ssp. peregrinus: E)
- Prairie falcon, Falco mexicanus LC
- Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus (A) NT
- Red-throated caracara, Ibycter americanus LC
- Slaty-backed forest falcon, Micrastur mirandollei LC
- Yellow-headed caracara, Milvago chimachima LC
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