Editing Falconidae (section)

===Phylogeny===
The following cladogram is based on a comprehensive [[molecular phylogenetic]] study of the Falconidae by Jérôme Fuchs and collaborators that was published in 2015. The number of species is taken from the list of birds maintained by [[Frank Gill (ornithologist)|Frank Gill]], [[Pamela Rasmussen]] and David Donsker on behalf of the [[International Ornithological Committee]] (IOC).<ref name=fuchs2015>{{Cite journal | last1=Fuchs | first1=J. | last2=Johnson | first2=J.A. | last3=Mindell | first3=D.P. | date=2015 | title=Rapid diversification of falcons (Aves: Falconidae) due to expansion of open habitats in the Late Miocene | journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | volume=82 | pages=166–182 | doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2014.08.010| pmid=25256056 | bibcode=2015MolPE..82..166F }}</ref><ref name=ioc>{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen | date=January 2023 | title=Seriemas, falcons | work=IOC World Bird List Version 13.1 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/falcons/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | access-date=4 February 2023 }}</ref> Fuchs and collaborators recommended that the genus ''Daptrius'' should be expanded to include the genera ''Phalcoboenus'' and ''Milvago'' due to the shallow genetic divergence. This change has been adopted by the [[The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World|Clements Checklist]] but not by the IOC.<ref name=ioc/><ref name=fuchs2015/><ref>{{ cite web | last1=Clements | first1=J.F. | last2=Schulenberg | first2=T.S. | last3=Iliff | first3=M.J. | last4=Fredericks | first4=T.A. | last5=Gerbracht | first5=J.A. | last6=Lepage | first6=D. | last7=Billerman | first7=S.M. | last8=Sullivan | first8=B.L. | last9=Wood | first9=C.L. | year=2022 | title=The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2022 | url=http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ | access-date=4 February 2023 }}</ref>

{{clade| style=font-size:90%;line-height:90%    
|label1='''Falconidae'''
|1={{Clade
   |label1=Herpetotherinae
   |1={{Clade
      |1=''[[Herpetotheres]]'' – laughing falcon
      |2=''[[Micrastur]]'' – 7 species (forest falcons)
      }}
   |label2=
   |2={{Clade
      |label1=Falconinae
      |1={{Clade
         |1={{clade
            |1=''[[Polihierax]]'' – pygmy falcon
            |2=''[[Microhierax]]'' – 5 species (falconets)
            }}
         |label2=
         |2={{Clade
            |1=''[[Neohierax]]'' – white-rumped falcon
            |2=''[[Falco (bird)|Falco]]'' – 39 species (falcons and kestrels)
            }}
         }}
      |label2=Polyborinae
      |2={{Clade
         |1=''[[Spiziapteryx]]'' – spot-winged falconet
         |label2=
         |2={{Clade
            |1=''[[Caracara (genus)|Caracara]]'' – 2 species (caracaras)
            |label2=
            |2={{Clade
               |1=''[[Ibycter]]'' – red-throated caracara
               |label2=
               |2={{Clade
                  |1=''[[Phalcoboenus]]'' – 4 species (caracaras)
                  |label2=
                  |2={{Clade
                     |1=''[[Daptrius]]'' – black caracara
                     |2=''[[Milvago]]'' – 2 species (caracaras)
                     }}
                  }}
               }}
            }}
         }}
      }}
   }}
}}