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Peregrine Falcon (madens)
Falco peregrinus madens Ripley, SD; Watson, GE 1963
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
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Falconiformes
Family:
Falconidae
Genus:
Falco
Scientific:
Falco peregrinus madens
Classification
Order:Falconiformes
Family:
Falconidae
Genus:
Falco
Scientific:
Falco peregrinus madens
Original description
Citation:
Ripley, SD; Watson, GE 1963
Reference:
Postilla
no.77 p.2
Protonym:
Falco peregrinus madens
Type locality:
Provoca 0, Brava, Cape Verde Islands.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43742#page/4/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
DF92B0BBCD76E5AC
Avibase ID:
avibase-DF92B0BB
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DF92B0BB
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824662
English:
Peregrine Falcon (madens)
Catalan:
Falcó pelegrí (madens)
Czech:
sokol stěhovavý (ssp. madens)
Danish:
Vandrefalk, Kap Verde (ssp. madens)
German:
Wanderfalke (madens)
Spanish:
Halcón Peregrino (madens)
Spanish (Spain):
Halcón peregrino (madens)
Finnish:
muuttohaukka (madens)
French:
Faucon pèlerin (madens)
Icelandic:
Förufálki (madens)
Japanese (romaji):
hayabusa (madens)
Japanese:
ハヤブサ（madens）
Lithuanian:
Sakalas keleivis (madens)
Dutch:
Slechtvalk (madens)
Norwegian:
vandrefalk (madens)
Polish:
sokół wędrowny (madens)
Portuguese (Brazil):
falcão-peregrino (madens)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Falcão-peregrino (madens)
Russian:
Сапсан (madens)
Slovak:
sokol usadlý (skup.)
Serbian:
Sivi soko (zelenortski madens)
Swedish:
pilgrimsfalk (madens)
Chinese:
游隼 (madens)
Peregrine Falcon (madens)
Catalan:
Falcó pelegrí (madens)
Czech:
sokol stěhovavý (ssp. madens)
Danish:
Vandrefalk, Kap Verde (ssp. madens)
German:
Wanderfalke (madens)
Spanish:
Halcón Peregrino (madens)
Spanish (Spain):
Halcón peregrino (madens)
Finnish:
muuttohaukka (madens)
French:
Faucon pèlerin (madens)
Icelandic:
Förufálki (madens)
Japanese (romaji):
hayabusa (madens)
Japanese:
ハヤブサ（madens）
Lithuanian:
Sakalas keleivis (madens)
Dutch:
Slechtvalk (madens)
Norwegian:
vandrefalk (madens)
Polish:
sokół wędrowny (madens)
Portuguese (Brazil):
falcão-peregrino (madens)
Portuguese (Portugal):
Falcão-peregrino (madens)
Russian:
Сапсан (madens)
Slovak:
sokol usadlý (skup.)
Serbian:
Sivi soko (zelenortski madens)
Swedish:
pilgrimsfalk (madens)
Chinese:
游隼 (madens)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Peregrine Falcon (madens) ( Falco peregrinus madens) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon ( Falco madens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon ( Falco madens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon ( Falco madens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon ( Falco madens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon ( Falco madens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon ( Falco madens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon ( Falco madens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon ( Falco madens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon ( Falco madens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon ( Falco madens) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition: Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2015: Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2016: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.53: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.54: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.55: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2015: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2016: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde) ( Falco peregrinus madens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Falco peregrinus madens [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon ( Falco madens) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Falco peregrinus madens [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Falco peregrinus [peregrinus or madens]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Swerfvalk (Kaap Verde)
Arabic: شاهين (madens)
Asturian: Falcón común (madens)
Azerbaijani: Kabo-Verde şahini, Şahin (madens yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Сокол скитник (ssp. madens)
Catalan: Falcó pelegrí (madens)
Czech: sokol stěhovavý (ssp. madens)
Danish: Vandrefalk, Kap Verde (ssp. madens)
German: Wanderfalke (madens)
Greek: Πετρίτης (madens)
English: Cape Verde Peregrine, Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon, peregrine falcon, Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde), Peregrine Falcon (madens)
English, HBW: Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde)
English (IOC): Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde)
English (United States): Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde)
Spanish: Halcón Peregrino (madens)
Spanish (Argentine): Halcón Peregrino (madens)
Spanish (Chile): Halcón peregrino (madens)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Halcón Peregrino (madens)
Spanish (Cuba): Halcón peregrino (madens)
Spanish (Ecuador): Halcón Peregrino (madens)
Spanish (Spain): Halcón Peregrino (madens)
Spanish (HBW): Peregrine Falcon (Cape Verde)
Spanish (Mexico): Halcón Peregrino (madens)
Spanish (Panama): Halcón Peregrino (madens)
Spanish (Peru): Halcón Peregrino (madens)
Spanish (Paraguay): Halcón peregrino (madens)
Spanish (Uruguay): Halcón Peregrino (Subesp. madens)
Estonian: kapverdi rabapistrik
Basque: Belatz handia (madens)
Persian: شاهین بحری (madens)
Finnish: muuttohaukka (madens)
French: Faucon du Cap-Vert, Faucon pèlerin (Cap-Vert), Faucon pèlerin (madens), Faucon pèlerin du Cap-Vert
Galician: Falcón peregrino (madens)
Hebrew: בז נודד (כף ורדה)
Armenian: Սապսան (madens)
Icelandic: Förufálki (madens)
Italian: Falco pellegrino di Capo Verde
Japanese (romaji): hayabusa (madens), keapuberudehayabusa
Japanese: ケアプベルデハヤブサ, ハヤブサ (madens), ハヤブサ（madens）
Scientific: Falco japonicus madens, Falco kreyengorgi madens, Falco madens, Falco peregrinus madens
Lithuanian: Sakalas keleivis (madens)
Dutch: Slechtvalk (madens)
Norwegian: vandrefalk (madens)
Polish: sokół wędrowny (madens)
Portuguese (Brazil): falcão-peregrino (madens)
Portuguese (Portugal): Falcão-peregrino (madens)
Russian: Сапсан (madens)
Slovak: sokol usadlý, sokol usadlý (skup.)
Slovenian: Sokol selec (madens)
Serbian: Sivi soko (madens), Sivi soko (zelenortski madens)
Swedish: pilgrimsfalk (madens)
Thai: เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน (เคปเวิร์ด)
Turkish: Gökdoğan (madens)
Chinese: 游隼 (madens)
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