Falkon

Falkon atau Burung Alap-alap (disebut /ˈfɔːlkən/ atau /ˈfælkən/) ialah spesies burung pemangsa dalam genus Falco. Genusnya mengandungi 37 spesies, banyak terdapat di Eropah, Asia, dan Amerika Utara.

Falkon
Falkon Coklat (Falco berigora)
Pengelasan saintifik
Alam:	Animalia
Filum:	Chordata
Kelas:	Aves
Order:	Falconiformes
Keluarga:	Falconidae
Subkeluarga:	Falconinae
Genus:	Falco Linnaeus, 1758
Spesies
Kira-kira 37; lihat teks.
Sinonim
Aesalon Lithofalco Tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1766 Hierofalco Cuvier, 1817 Cerchneis Boie, 1826 Hypotriorchis Boie, 1826 Rhynchodon Nitzsch, 1829 Ieracidea Gould, 1838 Hieracidea Strickland, 1841 (unjustified emendation) Gennaia Kaup, 1847 Jerafalco Kaup, 1850 (unjustified emendation) Harpe Bonaparte, 1855 (non Lacepède 1802: preoccupied) Dissodectes Sclater, 1864 Genaïe Heuglin, 1867 (unjustified emendation) Harpa Sharpe, 1874 (non Pallas 1774: preoccupied) Gennadas Heine & Reichenow, 1890 (unjustified emendation) Nesierax Oberholser, 1899 Nesihierax Dubois, 1902 (unjustified emendation) Asturaetus De Vis, 1906 (non Asturaetos Brehm 1855: preoccupied) Plioaetus Richmond, 1908 Sushkinia Tugarinov, 1935 (non Martynov 1930: preoccupied) - see below