Falcons are Birds of Prey in the genus Falco, which includes about 40 species.
Some small species of Falcons with long, narrow wings are called Hobbies and some that hover while hunting are called Kestrels. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antartica.
The Falcons are the largest genus in the Falconinae subfamily of Falconidae, which also includes two other subfamilies comprising Caracaras and a few other species of “Falcons”. Most of these birds usually kill prey with their beaks, using a tomial “tooth” on the side of their beaks—unlike the Hawks, Eagles and other larger birds of prey from the unrelated family Accipitridae, who use talons on their feet
