Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Falconiformes Sharpe, 1874
         Family Falconidae Vigors, 1824 - falcons, caracaras
           Subfamily Falconinae Vigors, 1824 - falcons
             Genus Falco Linnaeus, 1758
               01 Falco naumanni Fleischer, 1818 - lesser kestrel
               02 Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 - common kestrel
               03 Falco newtoni (Gurney, 1863) - Madagascar kestrel
               04 Falco punctatus Temminck, 1821 - Mauritius kestrel
               05 Falco araea (Oberholser, 1917) - Seychelles kestrel see Falco araeus (Oberholser, 1917)
               06 Falco moluccensis (Bonaparte, 1850) - spotted kestrel
               07 Falco cenchroides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 - Australian kestrel
               08 Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758 - American kestrel
               09 Falco rupicoloides Smith, 1829 - greater kestrel
               10 Falco alopex (Heuglin, 1861) - fox kestrel
               11 Falco ardosiaceus Vieillot, 1823 - grey kestrel
               12 Falco dickinsoni Sclater, 1864 - Dickinson's kestrel
               13 Falco zoniventris Peters, 1854 - banded kestrel
               14 Falco chicquera Daudin, 1800 - red-necked falcon
               15 Falco vespertinus Linnaeus, 1766 - red-footed falcon
               16 Falco amurensis Radde, 1863 - Amur falcon
               17 Falco eleonorae Gené, 1839 - Eleonora's falcon
               18 Falco concolor Temminck, 1825 - sooty falcon
               19 Falco femoralis Temminck, 1822 - Aplomado falcon
               20 Falco columbarius Linnaeus, 1758 - merlin
               21 Falco rufigularis Daudin, 1800 - bat falcon
               22 Falco deiroleucus Temminck, 1825 - orange-breasted falcon
               23 Falco subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758 - Eurasian hobby
               24 Falco cuvieri Smith, 1830 see Falco cuvierii A. Smith, 1830
               25 Falco severus Horsfield, 1821 - Oriental hobby
               26 Falco longipennis Swainson, 1838 - Australian hobby
               27 Falco novaezeelandiae Gmelin, 1788 see Falco novaeseelandiae J.F. Gmelin, 1788
               28 Falco berigora Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 - brown falcon
               29 Falco hypoleucos Gould, 1841 - grey falcon
               30 Falco subniger Gray, 1843 - black falcon
               31 Falco biarmicus Temminck, 1825 - Lanner falcon
               32 Falco jugger Gray, 1834 - Laggar falcon
               33 Falco cherrug Gray, 1834 - saker falcon
               34 Falco rusticolus Linnaeus, 1758 - gyrfalcon
               35 Falco mexicanus Schlegel, 1850 - prairie falcon
               36 Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 - peregrine falcon
               37 Falco pelegrinoides Temminck, 1829 - barbary falcon
               38 Falco fasciinucha Reichenow & Neumann, 1895 - Teita falcon