Order Accipitriformes Vieillot - diurnal birds of prey see Order Falconiformes Sharpe, 1874
   Suborder Accipitres (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - hawks
     Family Falconidae Vigors, 1824 - falcons, caracaras
       Subfamily Falconinae Vigors, 1824 - falcons
         1 Genus †Badiostes Ameghino, 1895
         2 Genus Falco Linnaeus, 1758
         3 Genus †Sushkinia Tugarinov, 1935
         4 Genus †Plioaetus Richmond, 1908