From the smallest falcon to the fastest flying bird on earth, discover interesting facts about the falcon bird family.

The threatened karearea, New Zealand's fastest bird, was crowned Bird of the Year. There are between roughly 5,000 to 8,000 karearea left.The karearea, New Zealand's only falcon, was crowned Bird of ...

New Zealand conservation group Forest & Bird announced this year's winner of the annual Bird of the Year online poll: the kārearea New Zealand falcon.

Hawks and falcons, distinct raptors, are often confused but differ significantly in eight key ways. These include variations ...

Just decades ago, peregrine falcons were largely absent from California and much of the U.S. amid widespread use of pesticides. But now, a pair of the fastest birds in the world are nesting on ...

The New Zealand conservation group Forest & Bird runs a wildly popular and fiercely contested annual online poll called Bird of the Year to highlight the country's unique native bird species, 80% of ...

The New Zealand Karearea falcon has been crowned as the winner of the country’s annual bird of the year competition run by the conservation group Forest & Bird, taking 21% of the ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – At their meeting Friday, the Missouri Conservation Commission gave the approval to remove the peregrine falcons from the state’s endangered species list. Although the falcons ...

This year marks 20th anniversary of the poll which raises awareness for native species considered to be at risk.