Wildlife
The Falconiformes order contains all the familiar birds of prey, or raptors, that hunt by day, including falcons, eagles and vultures. Owls, which hunt by night, are in a separate order.
Scientific name: Falconiformes
Rank: Order
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Raptors on the move
Wildlife expert Roy Dennis travels to the Pyrenees to watch migrating raptors.
Wildlife expert Roy Dennis travels to the Pyrenees to watch migrating raptors.
The shading illustrates the diversity of this group - the darker the colour the greater the number of species. Data provided by WWF's Wildfinder.
New World vultures
Hawk and eagle family
Falcons, hobbies and kestrels (genus)
Osprey (species)The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.
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