Reptilia - Falconiformes - Falconidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 39319
Synonyms: Falco (Tinnunculus) Vieillot 1807 (no. 414523), Tinnunculus Vieillot 1807 (no. 372698)
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Falconidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Asturaetus, Badiostes, Badrostes, Baza, Caracara, Falconidarum, Falconinae, Foetopterus, Herpetotheres, Herpetotherinae, Lagopterus, Micrastur, Milvago, Phalcoboenus, Polyborinae, Taphetus, Thegornis
Subtaxa: Falco (Cerchneis), Falco (Hierofalco), Falco (Rhynchodon), Falco alopex, Falco altaicus, Falco amurensis, Falco ardosiaceus, Falco berigora, Falco biarmicus, Falco cenchroides, Falco cherrug, Falco columbarius, Falco concolor, Falco cuvierii, Falco deiroleucus, Falco duboisi, Falco eleonorae, Falco falconella, Falco fasciinucha, Falco femoralis, Falco hypoleucos, Falco jugger, Falco longipennis, Falco melanaetus, Falco mexicanus, Falco naumanni, Falco newtoni, Falco novaeseelandiae, Falco oregonus, Falco peregrinus, Falco pisanus, Falco punctatus, Falco readi, Falco rufigularis, Falco rupicoloides, Falco rusticolus, Falco severus, Falco sparverius, Falco subbuteo, Falco subniger, Falco tinnunculus, Falco vespertinus
Ecology: volant carnivore