Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Description

Falco peregrinus adult upper body bluish black to gray, wing tips black. The underparts are white to rusty bordered by a clean thin line of dark brown or black. The bill is black and the legs are yellow with black claws. Juveniles are more brown with a striped underside.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

Male 330-1000 g; female 700-1500 g

LENGTH

34-58 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Falconiformes

FAMILY

:

Falconidae

GENUS

:

Falco

SPECIES

:

Falco peregrinus

Distribution

Falco peregrinus can be found in montane forests, river valleys, grasslands, wetlands, savanna, deserts, rocks, and coastlines.

Geography

Continent : Asia, Africa, America, Australia and Europe

Country : Angola, Austria, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Benin, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Cuba, Ivory Coast , Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Finland, Egypt, France, Ghana, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Libya , Mali, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Sweden, Taiwan, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Ukraine, Venezuela, Sudan, Spain, East Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Belgium, Czech, Greece, Netherlands, Poland, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, Romania, United Arab Emirates, China, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Singapore, Australia, Mongolia, New Caledonia, Armenia, Estonia, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America t, Solomon Islands, Albania, Costa Rica, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Sudan, Uruguay, Croatia, Hungary, Iraq, Lebanon, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Iceland and Indonesia.

Habits and Lifestyle

Falco peregrinus is known for its speed, which makes it the fastest bird in the world. Live alone or in pairs.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Falco peregrinus feeds on medium-sized birds, small mammals, small reptiles, and insects.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season for these birds varies by locality, February-March in the Northern Hemisphere, and from July-August in the Southern Hemisphere. The number of eggs in the nest 1-5 eggs are shiny white with red or brown markings. The incubation period is 29-33 days.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : 29-33 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 1-5 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

The population of this bird is increasing, so it is categorized as a species of Least Concern in the IUCN Redlist.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Peregrine Falcon on the Wikipedia Artikel
  2. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus on the Data Zone Birdlife International