Falco

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Falco

Falco berigora
Taxinomia
Regnum:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Classis:	Aves
Ordo:	Falconiformes
Familia:	Falconidae
Subfamilia:	Falconinae
Genus:	Falco Linnaeus, 1758
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.