Wikibooks: Field Guide/Birds/Falco peregrinus

• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Greenland; Antarc*; Antarctica; Falco peregrinus; peregrine falcon; Alaska
• Online Access: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Field_Guide/Birds/Falco_peregrinus

Bird id name = Peregrine Falcon latin name = Falco peregrinus level = 4 image 1 =جير شاهين.jpg caption 1 = Peregrine Falcon description = The Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) sometimes formerly known in North America as Duck Hawk is a medium sized falcon about the size of a large crow {{units 38 53 cm 15 21 in long. The English and scientific species names mean wandering falcon and refer to the fact that some populations are migratory. It has a wingspan of about units 1 meter 40 in . Males weigh units 570 710 grams 1.3 1.6 pounds the noticeably larger females weigh units 910 1190 grams 2.0 2.6 pounds . The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest creature on the planet in its hunting dive the stoop in which it soars to a great height then dives steeply at speeds in excess of units 320 km/h 200mph into either wing of its prey so as not to harm itself on impact. In its stoop the Peregrine Falcon attains the highest speed of any animal. The fastest speed recorded is units 390 km/h 242.3 mph . The fledglings practice the roll and the pumping of the wings before they master the actual stoop. Peregrine Falcons live mostly along mountain ranges river valleys coastlines and increasingly in cities. They are widespread throughout the entire world and are found in all of the continents except Antarctica. Peregrines in mild winter regions are usually permanent residents and some birds especially adult males will remain on the breeding territory. However the Arctic subspecies migrate tundrius birds from Alaska northern Canada and Greenland migrate to Central and South America and all calidus birds from northern Eurasia move further south or to coasts in winter. Australian Peregrine Falcons are non migratory and their breeding season is from July to November each year. Peregrine Falcons feed almost exclusively on birds such as doves waterfowl and songbirds but occasionally they hunt small mammals including bats rats voles and rabbits. Insects and reptiles make up a relatively small proportion of their diet. On the other ...