List of birds of North America (Falconiformes)

Main article: List of birds of 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

List of birds of North America

Anseriformes	Geese, ducks, swans and screamers

Tinamiformes	Tinamous

Galliiformes	Curassows, guans, guineafowls, quails, grouse and turkeys

Procellariiformes	Albatrosses, shearwaters and petrels

Suliformes	Frigatebirds, boobies, gannets, cormorants and darters

Pelicaniformes	Pelicans, bitterns, herons, egrets, ibises and spoonbills

Accipitriformes	Vultures, ospreys, eagles and kites

Gruiformes	Rails, gallinules, coots, sungrebe, limpkin and cranes

Charadriiformes	Thick-knees, lapwings, plovers, oystercatchers, stilts, avocets, jacanas, sandpipers, pratincoles, gulls, terns, skimmers, skuas, auks, murres and puffins

Falconiformes	Caracaras and falcons

Columbiformes	Pigeons and doves

Psittaciformes	Lorikeets, parakeets, macaws and parrots

Cuculiformes	Cuckoos, roadrunners and anis

Strigiformes	Owls

Caprimulgiformes	Nightjars, potoos and oilbird

Apodiformes	Swifts and hummingbirds

Coraciiformes	Todies, motmots and kingfishers

Piciformes	Puffbirds, jacamars, barbets, toucans, woodpeckers, sapsuckers and flickers

Passeriformes	Sapayoa, ovenbirds, antbirds, antpittas, tapaculos, flycatchers, tityras, cotingas, manakins, shrikes, vireos, jays, crows, magpies, ravens, larks, swallows, martins, chickadees, titmice, tits, nuthatches, treecreepers, wrens, gnatcatchers, dippers, bulbuls, kinglets, warblers, thrushes, mockingbirds, thrashers, starlings, mynas, accentors, wagtails, pipits, waxwings, longspurs, bananaquit, tanagers, saltators, sparrows, towhees, juncos, cardinals, grosbeaks, blackbirds, meadowlarks, cowbirds, grackles, orioles, finches, weavers and whydahs

Other orders	Loons, grebes, flamingos, penguins, tropicbirds, storks, sunbittern, trogons and hoopoes

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