Name

Falco peregrinus

Peregrine falcon

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

Genus: Falco

Species: peregrinus

Habitat

Terrestrial. Open country, near cliffs and cliffs, occasionally in forests, sometimes in towns.

Feeding

Free-living. In pairs during breeding. Predator, specialist in hunting birds on the wing.

Distribution

Practically cosmopolitan

Conservation status

Not threatened

Additional information

Wings very long and pointed, tail relatively short, plumage generally grey with barred breast.