Falco

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Falco berigora

Animalia — Chordata

Classis : Aves
Ordo : Falconiformes
Familia : Falconidae
Subfamilia : Falconinae
Genus : Falco
Linnaeus, 1758

Subdivisiones: Species

Circa 37; vide commentarium.

Synonyma

* Aesalon

Lithofalco
Tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1766
Hierofalco Cuvier, 1817
Cerchneis Boie, 1826
Hypotriorchis Boie, 1826
Rhynchodon Nitzsch, 1829
Ieracidea Gould, 1838
Hieracidea Strickland, 1841 (unjustified emendation)Formula:Verify source
Gennaia Kaup, 1847
Jerafalco Kaup, 1850 (unjustified emendation)
Harpe Bonaparte, 1855 (non Lacepède 1802Formula:Verify source: preoccupied)
Dissodectes Sclater, 1864
Genaïe Heuglin, 1867 (unjustified emendation)Formula:Verify source
Harpa Sharpe, 1874 (non Pallas 1774: preoccupied)
Gennadas Heine & Reichenow, 1890Formula:Verify source (unjustified emendation)Formula:Verify source
Nesierax Oberholser, 1899
Nesihierax Dubois, 1902 (unjustified emendation)
Asturaetus De Vis, 1906 (non Asturaetos Brehm 1855: preoccupied)
Plioaetus Richmond, 1908
Sushkinia Tugarinov, 1935 (non Martynov 1930: preoccupied) - see below

Falco est genus (taxinomia avis familiae Falconidarum. Falconum sunt 37 species, per orbem pervulgatae. Falcones adultae habent alas tenues et acuminatas, quibus possunt velociter volare et directionem mutare. Falcones peregrini observati sunt celeritate 320 km/h volantes, velocissimae in orbe terrarum bestiae.

Homines diu falconibus in venatione usi sunt, quae falconaria appellatur.