隼属（学名Falco）在生物分类学上是隼形目隼科中的一个属，属于小型猛禽，食肉，广泛分布在世界除南极洲以外的所有大陆。成年猎隼有渐细的翅膀，使它们能够高速飞行，并迅速改变方向。羽翼未丰的猎隼，在飞行的第一年，有较长的飞羽，它们的广泛翼，更像是一般的鸟，这使得它更容易学习有效的猎杀，这些成年所必需的特殊飞行技能。所有这些鸟用它们的喙来猎杀，它们利用嘴侧面的“牙齿”， 不像鹰和其它鹰科鸟类，它们利用自己的脚爪上的钩爪来猎杀。共有五十多种，主要包括如下：

红隼 Common kestrel

典型鹰隼 a typical hierofalcon

A falcon (/ˈfɔːlkən, ˈfæl-/) is any one of 37 species of raptors in the genus Falco, widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica.

Adult falcons have thin, tapered wings, which enable them to fly at high speed and to change direction rapidly. Fledgling falcons, in their first year of flying, have longer flight feathers, which make their configuration more like that of a general-purpose bird such as a broadwing. This makes it easier to fly while learning the exceptional skills required to be effective hunters as adults.