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Falcons, caracaras
Order:
Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
62 species
Worldwide;
Bill short, hooked, with tomial tooth; legs strong;
Most are solitary nesters on ledges or in cavities; monogamous; sexes similar but female larger; 2-5 eggs
American Kestrel Falco sparverius calling
Laughing Falcon Herpetotheres cachinnans calling
Lined Forest-Falcon Micrastur gilvicollis calling
Griffiths, C. S. 1999. Phylogeny of the Falconidae inferred from molecular and morphological data. Auk. 116 (1): 116-130.
Glasser, A., M. T. Pardue, M. E. Andison, J. G. Sivak, A. Glasser, M. T. Pardue, M. E. Andison, and J. G. Sivak. 1997. A behavioral study of refraction, corneal curvature, and accommodation in raptor eyes. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 75 (12): 2010-2020.
Morishita, T. Y., L. J. Lowenstine, D. C. Hirsh, and D. L. Brooks. 1997. Lesions associated with Pasteurella multocida infection in raptors. Avian Diseases. 41 (1): 203-213.
Carrillo, J., R. Garcia, and M. Nogales. 1995. Contribution to the study of the dietary spectrum of Falco tinnunculus (Aves: Falconidae), on Hierro Island (Canary Islands). Boletim do Museu Municipal do Funchal. 0 (47): 7-22.
Robson, S. E. S. 1996. Records and geographical distribution of the peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 (Aves, Falconidae) in Brazil. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (Sao Paulo). 39 (13): 249-270.
Monteiro, F. E. L. A. 1995. Fishing behavior of yellow-headed caracara, Milvago chimachima (Falconidae) in southeast Brazil. Ciencia e Cultura (Sao Paulo). 47 (1-2): 86-87.
Paton, P. W. C., F. J. Messina, and C. R. Griffin. 1994. A phylogenetic approach to reversed size dimorphism in diurnal raptors. Oikos. 71 (3). 492-498.
Griffiths, C. S. 1994. Syringeal morphology and the phylogeny of the Falconidae. Condor. 96 (1): 127-140.
Banks, R. C., and C. J. Dove. 1992. The generic name for crested caracaras (Aves: Falconidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 105 (3): 420-425.
Seibold, I.. A. J. Helbig, and M. Wink. 1993. Molecular systematics of falcons (family Falconidae). Naturwissenschaften. 80 (2): 87-90.