Peregrine Falcon

well, there are too many serious thing already… how about information about some wildlife? today i bring you the peregrine falcon…

The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the Peregrine, and historically also as “Duck Hawk” in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is a large falcon, about the size of a large crow, with the female being larger than the male, and with a blue-gray back, barred white underside, and a black head and “mustache”. About seventeen subspecies are recognized, which vary in appearance and range.

The breeding range includes land regions from the Arctic tundra to the Tropics. Essentially, this species can be found everywhere on Earth, except in the polar regions, on very high mountains, and most tropical rainforests making it the world’s most widespread falcon, and in fact the most widespread bird of prey. The only major ice-free landmass from where it is entirely absent is New Zealand. Both the English and scientific names of this species mean “wandering falcon” and refer to the migratory habits of some populations of this widespread species.

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