The peregrine falcon, also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts, and a black head. The peregrine is renowned for its speed, reaching over 320 km/h (200 mph) during its characteristic hunting stoop, making it the fastest bird in the world, as well as the fastest member of the animal kingdom. According to a National Geographic TV program, the highest measured speed of a peregrine falcon is 389 km/h (242 mph). As is typical for bird-eating raptors, peregrine falcons are sexually dimorphic, with females being considerably larger than males. Source: Wikipedia
Citación:
Tunstall, M 1771
Referencia:
Orn. Brit.
Protónimo:
Falco Peregrinus
localidad tipo:
Northamptonshire, England.
Enlace:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49445#page/11/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
C7F1C08CB3F7F2DA
Avibase ID:
avibase-C7F1C08C
Enlace corto:
https://avibase.ca/C7F1C08C
Número de serie taxonómico:
TSN: 175609
Rango geográfico:
Autoridades que reconocen el concepto taxonómico:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Peregrine Falcon [peregrinus, incl. madens] ( Falco peregrinus [peregrinus, incl. madens]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Peregrine Falcon [peregrinus, incl. madens] ( Falco peregrinus [peregrinus, incl. madens]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus) [version 1] |
Situación Taxonómica:
Estatus de la especie: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
Este taxón es una subespecie de
Falco peregrinus [peregrinus or madens]
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Otros sinónimos
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