Banded Kestrel (Falco zoniventris)
Endemic to Madagascar.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
Red-headed Falcon (Falco chicquera)
The range of this species extends throughout the Indian Subcontinent, with a disjunct population in southeast Iran.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
Red-necked Falcon (Falco ruficollis)
The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania and Senegal in the west to central Ethiopia in the east, and south to northern South Africa in the west and central Mozambique in the east; largely absent from the Congo Basin.
Two subspecies recognised:
F. r. ruficollis
F. r. horsbrughi - photo by @Maguari
Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
The summer breeding range of this species extends from central and eastern Europe, through western Russia, the Caucasus and northern Kazakhstan, to south-central Siberia and northwest China; the wintering range of this species extends through much of southern Africa, from Zambia and southern Angola to northern South Africa.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ThylacineAlive
Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout the southern Russian Far East into northeast China and adjacent eastern Mongolia; the wintering range of this species extends throughout southeast Africa from northeast Namibia and Zimbabwe in the north to southeast South Africa in the south.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
The summer breeding range of this species extends from the Canary Islands and northwest Africa, and throughout the islands of the Mediterranean; the wintering range of this species is largely restricted to Madagascar, extending into the Mascarenes and coastal Mozambique.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor)
The summer breeding range of this species extends patchily from northeast Libya, through Egypt, the Middle East and Arabian Peninsula to the southern coast of Pakistan; the wintering range of this species extends throughout Madagascar and coastal southeast Africa.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
The summer breeding range of this species represents a Holarctic distribution, from Iceland, the British Isles and Scandinavia in the west, throughout northern Eurasia to Kamchatka and Sakhalin in the east, and across the Bering Strait throughout Alaska and Canada, and south into north-central USA; the wintering range of this species extends patchily throughout Europe and northwest Africa into Asia Minor, the Caucasus and Central Asia, as far east as the Himalayas and southern China, and in North America throughout coastal western Canada and the USA, south into Mexico, the Greater and Lesser Antilles and Central America, extending as far as western Ecuador and the Guianas in South America.
Nine subspecies recognised:
F. c. subaesalon
F. c. aesalon - photo by @Maguari
F. c. insignis
F. c. pacificus
F. c. pallidus
F. c. lymani
F. c. suckleyi
F. c. columbarius - photo by @Pleistohorse
F. c. richardsonii - photo by @Ituri
Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
The range of this species extends from northern Mexico, throughout Central America to northern Colombia, and from here south to southwest Ecuador and adjacent Peru west of the Andes, and northern Argentina, Paraguay and southern Brazil east of the Andes.
Three subspecies recognised:
F. r. petoensis - photo by @ralph
F. r. rufigularis
F. r. ophryophanes
Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus)
The range of this species represents a highly-fragmented distribution of disjunct and patchy populations throughout Central and South America; from southern Mexico in the north to central Ecuador in the south; from north-central Peru in the northwest, through Bolivia and southwest Brazil to Paraguay, northern Argentina and southeast Brazil in the south; and throughout Venezuela and the Guianas into northern Brazil.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Ituri
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
The range of this species extends patchily from northern Mexico, through Central America to northern Colombia, and from here throughout South America to southern Argentina; absent from the Amazon Basin and western Guianas, the Pacific coastline from Colombia to southern Peru, and Tierra del Fuego.
Three subspecies recognised:
F. f. septentrionalis - photo by @Ituri
F. f. femoralis
F. f. pichinchae - photo by @Maguari
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout Europe and northwest Africa into the Middle East, Asia Minor and Caucasus, and from here throughout Central Asia, Siberia and the Himalayas to central and eastern China, the Russian Far East and northern Japan; absent from the Tibetan Plateau and much of northern China and southern Mongolia. The wintering range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa barring the Congo Basin and the arid southwest, and also northern Indochina.
Two subspecies recognised:
F. s. subbuteo - photo by @Maguari
F. s. streichi
Endemic to Madagascar.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
Red-headed Falcon (Falco chicquera)
The range of this species extends throughout the Indian Subcontinent, with a disjunct population in southeast Iran.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
Red-necked Falcon (Falco ruficollis)
The range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, from Mauritania and Senegal in the west to central Ethiopia in the east, and south to northern South Africa in the west and central Mozambique in the east; largely absent from the Congo Basin.
Two subspecies recognised:
F. r. ruficollis
F. r. horsbrughi - photo by @Maguari
Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
The summer breeding range of this species extends from central and eastern Europe, through western Russia, the Caucasus and northern Kazakhstan, to south-central Siberia and northwest China; the wintering range of this species extends through much of southern Africa, from Zambia and southern Angola to northern South Africa.
Monotypic.
Photo by @ThylacineAlive
Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout the southern Russian Far East into northeast China and adjacent eastern Mongolia; the wintering range of this species extends throughout southeast Africa from northeast Namibia and Zimbabwe in the north to southeast South Africa in the south.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
Eleonora's Falcon (Falco eleonorae)
The summer breeding range of this species extends from the Canary Islands and northwest Africa, and throughout the islands of the Mediterranean; the wintering range of this species is largely restricted to Madagascar, extending into the Mascarenes and coastal Mozambique.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
Sooty Falcon (Falco concolor)
The summer breeding range of this species extends patchily from northeast Libya, through Egypt, the Middle East and Arabian Peninsula to the southern coast of Pakistan; the wintering range of this species extends throughout Madagascar and coastal southeast Africa.
Monotypic; no photographs of this species are present within the Zoochat gallery.
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
The summer breeding range of this species represents a Holarctic distribution, from Iceland, the British Isles and Scandinavia in the west, throughout northern Eurasia to Kamchatka and Sakhalin in the east, and across the Bering Strait throughout Alaska and Canada, and south into north-central USA; the wintering range of this species extends patchily throughout Europe and northwest Africa into Asia Minor, the Caucasus and Central Asia, as far east as the Himalayas and southern China, and in North America throughout coastal western Canada and the USA, south into Mexico, the Greater and Lesser Antilles and Central America, extending as far as western Ecuador and the Guianas in South America.
Nine subspecies recognised:
F. c. subaesalon
F. c. aesalon - photo by @Maguari
F. c. insignis
F. c. pacificus
F. c. pallidus
F. c. lymani
F. c. suckleyi
F. c. columbarius - photo by @Pleistohorse
F. c. richardsonii - photo by @Ituri
Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis)
The range of this species extends from northern Mexico, throughout Central America to northern Colombia, and from here south to southwest Ecuador and adjacent Peru west of the Andes, and northern Argentina, Paraguay and southern Brazil east of the Andes.
Three subspecies recognised:
F. r. petoensis - photo by @ralph
F. r. rufigularis
F. r. ophryophanes
Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus)
The range of this species represents a highly-fragmented distribution of disjunct and patchy populations throughout Central and South America; from southern Mexico in the north to central Ecuador in the south; from north-central Peru in the northwest, through Bolivia and southwest Brazil to Paraguay, northern Argentina and southeast Brazil in the south; and throughout Venezuela and the Guianas into northern Brazil.
Monotypic.
Photo by @Ituri
Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis)
The range of this species extends patchily from northern Mexico, through Central America to northern Colombia, and from here throughout South America to southern Argentina; absent from the Amazon Basin and western Guianas, the Pacific coastline from Colombia to southern Peru, and Tierra del Fuego.
Three subspecies recognised:
F. f. septentrionalis - photo by @Ituri
F. f. femoralis
F. f. pichinchae - photo by @Maguari
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
The summer breeding range of this species extends throughout Europe and northwest Africa into the Middle East, Asia Minor and Caucasus, and from here throughout Central Asia, Siberia and the Himalayas to central and eastern China, the Russian Far East and northern Japan; absent from the Tibetan Plateau and much of northern China and southern Mongolia. The wintering range of this species extends throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa barring the Congo Basin and the arid southwest, and also northern Indochina.
Two subspecies recognised:
F. s. subbuteo - photo by @Maguari
F. s. streichi
but first I'll get on with the task of fixing all the index hyperlinks upthread to improve the ease of reference for Zoochatters reading this thread!
