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| Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 |
The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) is a medium-sized falcon about the size of a large crow: 15 to 21 inches (38-53 cm) long. It has a wingspan of about 40 inches (1 m). Males weigh 570-710 grams; the noticeably larger females weigh 910-1190 grams.
Adult Peregrine Falcons have slate blue-grey wings and backs barred with black. Their undersides are white with light brown stripes. They have white faces with a black stripe on each cheek, and the head is blue-black. The subspecies vary in plumage; for instance immature males of the American tundra have pale crowns, while birds of the northwestern coast of North America are darker than others. All Peregrines have large dark eyes. The younger birds are darker below, browner, and streaked rather than barred.
These birds are greatly prized in falconry, where the hen is known as a falcon and the cock as a tercel.
Peregrines eat mostly other birds such as pigeons, shorebirds, starlingAplonis ''Poeoptera ''Grafisia ''Onychognathus ''Lamprotornis ''Aplonis ''Aplonis ''Cinnyricinclus ''Speculipastor ''Neochicla ''Spreo ''Cosmoparus ''Sarroglossa ''Creatophora ''Fregilupus (extinct) Sturnus ''Leucopsar ''Basilornis ''Streptocitta ''Sarcops, songbirdA songbird is a bird belonging to the suborder Oscines of Passeriformes (ca. 4000 species), in which the vocal organ is developed in such a way as to produce various sound notes. Songbirds evolved about 50 million years ago in the western part of Gondwanas, parrotFor the runtime engine for Perl 6, see Parrot virtual machine. Parrots Rainbow Lorikeets : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Psittaciformes Psittacidae Genera Many: see text. A parrot is any of the many birds belonging to the family Psittacidae . Parrots haves, and duckDendrocygninae Oxyurinae Anatinae Merginae The word duck was also used as slang for the WWII amphibious vehicle called a DUKW. The word duck meaning the bird, came from the verb "to duck" meaning to bend down as if to get under something, because of the ws. They attack their prey by flying high and diving ("stooping") at the victims.
Although a Peregrine's speed in level flight is no greater than many other birds', its diving speed can exceed 200 miles per hour (320 km/h), arguably making it the fastest animal on earth.
The bird's LatinAlternative meanings: See Latin (disambiguation Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and ma name, peregrinus, means "foreigner" or "traveler". This is because winteringLong-distance land bird migration Many species of land birds migrate very long distances, the most common pattern being for birds to breed in the temperate or arctic northern hemisphere and winter in warmer regions, often in the tropics or the southern he birds often wander far from their frequently bleak breeding areas.
The call of this bird is a harsh repeated "cack".
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