The scientific family name for all true falcons, including falcons, kestrels, and hobbies.
From Latin falco (falcon) plus the taxonomic family suffix -idae. This formal classification organizes all true falcons into one biological family.
Falconidae is one of the most successful bird families ever—they evolved to hunt in every environment from Arctic tundra to tropical rainforests, adapting better than any other falcon group!
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