Editing Falconidae (section)

===Diet and feeding===
[[File:Laughing Falcon.jpg|thumb|The [[laughing falcon]] is a snake-eating specialist]]
Falcons and caracaras are carnivores, feeding on birds, small mammals including bats,<ref>Mikula, P., Morelli, F., Lučan, R. K., Jones, D. N., & Tryjanowski, P. (2016). Bats as prey of diurnal birds: a global perspective. Mammal Review.</ref> reptiles, insects and carrion. In popular imagination the falconids are fast flying predators, and while this is true of the genus ''Falco'' and some falconets, other species, particularly the caracaras, are more sedentary in their feeding. The [[forest falcon]]s of the [[Neotropics]] are generalist forest hunters. Several species, particularly the true falcons, will stash food supplies in caches.<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.2307/1367531 | last1 = Collopy | first1 = M.W. | year = 1977 | title = Food Caching by Female American Kestrels in Winter | jstor = 1367531| journal = Condor | volume = 79 | issue = 1| pages = 63–68 }}</ref> They are solitary hunters and pairs guard territories, although they may form large flocks during [[bird migration|migration]]. Some species are specialists, such as the [[laughing falcon]], which specialises in [[snake]]s, and the [[red-throated caracara]], which mainly feeds on the [[larva]]e of [[bee]]s and [[wasp]]s; others are more generalist in their diet.