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 avium familiae Falconidarum. Falconum sunt triginta septem species, per orbem pervulgatae.

Falcones adultae habent alas tenues et acuminatas, quibus velociter volare et directionem^? mutare possunt. Falcones peregrini observati sunt celeritate 320 km/h volantes; unde velocissimae in orbe terrarum bestiae sunt.

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