page_title: List of birds of Gibraltar
section_title: Falcons
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Gibraltar / Falcons
caption_attribution_description: Falco peregrinus peregrinusEnglish: Adult with young near Montbelliard - FranceFrançais&#160;: Jeune oiseau, près de Montbelliard, en France - digiscopie en grossissement 60 ,avec présence inférieure à 15 mn
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Gibraltar. The avifauna of Gibraltar include a total of 311 species, of which seven have been introduced by humans and 128 are rare or accidental in Gibraltar. Five species are globally threatened. The majority of the introduced species are wanderers from introduced populations in Spain.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 6th edition with a few changes to match the list of the Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect the Clements' taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Gibraltar.
  The following tags have been used to highlight categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Gibraltar
  (I) Introduced - a species which occurs in Gibraltar as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae
  Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.
  Lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni
  Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
  Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus (A)
  Eleonora's falcon, Falco eleonorae
  Merlin, Falco columbarius
  Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo
  Lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus
  Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
caption: Peregrine falcon, a breeding resident.
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