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Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey and includes caracaras, laughing falcon, forest falcons, falconets, pygmy falcons, falcons and kestrels.They are small to medium-sized birds of prey, ranging in size from the black-thighed falconet, which can weigh as little as 35 grams (1.2 oz), to the gyrfalcon, which can weigh as much as 1,735 grams (61.2 oz).
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
The following is a list of tautonyms: zoological names of species consisting of two identical words (the generic name and the specific name have the same spelling). Such names are allowed in zoology, but not in botany, where the two parts of the name of a species must differ (though differences as small as one letter are permitted, as in cumin, Cuminum cyminum).
The falcons and caracaras are around 65 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae (representing all extant species in the order Falconiformes).The family likely originated in South America during the Paleocene [1] and is divided into three subfamilies: Herpetotherinae, which includes the laughing falcon and forest falcons; Polyborinae, which includes the spot-winged ...
Video game Knuckles' Chaotix: An anthropomorphic chameleon who is a ninja warrior. Flick: Video game Animal Crossing: New Horizons: An anthropromorphic, red chameleon. He buys the player's bugs, makes bug model commissions, and runs a season bug catching tourney. Gaspar Le'Gecko: Animation Brandy and Mr. Whiskers: A gecko. Geico Gecko: Television
The practice of keeping and training any bird of prey is called “falconry” no matter the species of bird. Hawks are often used in the sport, as are other birds. Seen from a distance in the ...
The genus name is the Late Latin term for a falcon, Falco, from falx a sickle, referencing the talons of the bird. [6] The species name is from the Latin rusticolus, a countryside-dweller, from rus, "country" and colere, "to dwell". [7] The bird's common name comes from French gerfaucon; in Medieval Latin, it is gyrofalco.
The image of the Turul and its role is similar to that of the Norse Vedfolnir, which like it perched on the tree of life. [13] [b] The Huns reportedly also used the image of the eagle, which for them symbolized the leader. [14] The image of a bird of prey was extremely popular in Saka-Scythian culture. [15]