PEREGRINE FALCON

INFO

Common Name: Peregrine Falcon

Scientific Name: Falco peregrinus
Type: Birds
Diet: Carnivore
Average Life Span In In The Wild : Up to 17 years
Size: Body: 14 to 19 inches; wingspan: 3.3 to 3.6 feet
Weight: 18.8 to 56.5 ounces
Least Concern
HABITAT

• Peregrine Falcons are among the world’s most common birds of prey and live on all continents except
Antarctica. They prefer wide open spaces, and thrive near coasts where shore birds are common, but
they can be found everywhere from tundra to deserts. Peregrines are even known to live on bridges and
skyscrapers in major cities.
NESTING AND MIGRATION

• These birds may travel widely outside the nesting season—their name means “wanderer”. Though
some individuals are permanent residents, many migrate. Those that nest on Arctic tundra and winter
South America fly as many as 15,500 miles in a year. Yet they have an incredible homing instinct that
them back to favored aeries. Some nesting sites have been in continuous use for hundreds of years,
occupied by successive generations of falcons.
POPULATION REBOUND

• Peregrine populations were in steep decline during the mid-20 th century, and United States these
beautiful falcons became an endangered species. The birds have rebounded strongly since the use of
DDT and other chemicals pesticides was curtailed. Captive breeding programs have also helped to boost
the birds in the U.S and Canada. Now populations are in those nations, and in some parts of the globe,
there actually may be more peregrines than existed before the 20 th century decline.
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BABY PEREGRINE FALCON PICTURES
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