List of Falconiformes by population

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This is a list of Falconiformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.

This list is incomprehensive, as not all Falconiformes have had their numbers quantified.

Species by global population

Common name	Binomial name	Population	Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Mauritius kestrel	Falco punctatus	400	EN
Seychelles kestrel	Falco araea	800	VU		Minimum estimate.
Banded kestrel	Falco zoniventris	1000 – 10 000	LC
Black caracara	Daptrius ater	1000 – 10 000	LC
Black falcon	Falco subniger	1000 – 10 000	LC
Carunculated caracara	Phalcoboenus carunculatus	1000 – 10 000	LC
Fox kestrel	Falco alopex	1000 – 10 000	LC
Oriental hobby	Falco severus	1000 – 10 000	LC
Philippine falconet	Microhierax erythrogenys	1000 – 10 000	LC
Pied falconet	Microhierax melanoleucos	1000 – 10 000	LC
White-throated caracara	Phalcoboenus albogularis	1000 – 10 000	LC
Taita falcon	Falco fasciinucha	1500	NT		Minimum estimate.
Striated caracara	Phalcoboenus australis	1500 – 4000	NT
New Zealand falcon	Falco novaeseelandiae	3500 – 15 000	LC
Saker	Falco cherrug	12,200-29,800	EN
White-fronted falconet	Microhierax latifrons	15 000 – 30 000	NT
White-rumped falcon	Polihierax insignis	15 000 – 30 000	NT
Laggar falcon	Falco jugger	15 000 – 30 000	NT		Possibly overestimated.
Sooty falcon	Falco concolor	15 000 – 30 000	NT
Eleonora's falcon	Falco eleonorae	17 700 – 18 600	LC
Orange-breasted falcon	Falco deiroleucus	20 000 – 49 999	NT
Lanner falcon	Falco biarmicus	67,000-670,000	LC
Lesser kestrel	Falco naumanni	80,000-134,000	LC
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	110 000	LC
Red-footed falcon	Falco vespertinus	300 000 – 800 000	NT
Eurasian hobby	Falco subbuteo	400 000	LC		Minimum estimate.
Bat falcon	Falco rufigularis	500 000 – 4 999 999	LC
Barred forest falcon	Micrastur ruficollis	500 000 – 4 999 999	LC
Collared forest falcon	Micrastur semitorquatus	500 000 – 4 999 999	LC
Laughing falcon	Herpetotheres cachinnans	500 000 – 4 999 999	LC
Amur falcon	Falco amurensis	1 000 000	LC		Minimum estimate.
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	1 200 000	LC
Merlin	Falco columbarius	1 300 000	LC		Minimum estimate.
Common kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	5 000 000	LC		Minimum estimate.

See also

• Lists of birds by population
• Lists of organisms by population