Peregrine falcon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the peregrine falcon lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Falco peregrinus
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia, North America
Diet (main food)	passerines, pigeon, gull, duck
Class	Bird
Order	Falconiformes
Family	Falconidae

Where does the peregrine falcon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the peregrine falcon in 2 countries and territories across Asia and North America. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Indonesia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Brazil, South America, Marabá, Burkina Faso.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does a peregrine falcon eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the peregrine falcon as: passerines, pigeon, gull, duck.

Is the peregrine falcon endangered?

The peregrine falcon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the peregrine falcon?

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) is a bird in the order Falconiformes and the family Falconidae, genus Falco. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the peregrine falcon

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), sometimes referred to simply as the peregrine, is a bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae known for its speed. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts and a black head. As is typical for bird-eating (avivore) raptors, peregrine falcons are sexually dimorphic, with females being considerably larger than males. Historically, the bird has also been known as the "black-cheeked falcon" in Australia and the "duck hawk" in North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Peregrine falcon (revision 1380699847), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q30535 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).