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Peregrine Falco peregrinus [Tunstall, 1771]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Accipitriformes
Family:
Falconidae
BTO Codes:
PE , PEREG
EURING No:
3200
Number in Britain:
1400 pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
peregrinus recorded in Britain (of 16 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
42 cm
Wingspan:
102 cm
Weight:
M: 670 g F: 1.1 kg
Scientific name from:
L.: falco =falcom (from falcis =sickle, ref hooked talons)
and Gr.: peregrinus =a wanderer
World Distribution:
Cosmopolitan, but local
Habitat:
Tundra, moor, steppe, seacoast, cities
Diet:
Birds, taken in the over, often after spectacular stoop
TitBit:
Although not the fastest bird in level flight, during its spectacular stoops the Peregrine can attain speeds in excess of 150mph
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
No regional trends available
Distribution:
No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
Summer:
1400 pairs
in 2000
First Record:
8th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
Latest Survey:
Banks, A.N. et al. (2003) The Peregrine Falcon breeding population of the UK BTO, Thetford
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
11 to 24 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), CITES(I)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
52 x 41 mm
Egg Weight:
48.0 g (of which 8 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
103
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
3.28 ± 0.74 (2 - 5) N = 475
Incubation:
31 - 33 days
31.11 ± 1.56 (30 - 34) N = 475
by the:
Female (occ. Male)
Fledging:
39 - 40 days
39.44 ± 2.41 (35 - 44) N = 1214
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
6 Apr (23 Mar - 28 Apr)
Number of Broods:
1
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
280
Adult Survival:
0.72
Juvenile Survival:
0.440 (in First-Year)
Age at First Breeding:
2
years
Typical Lifespan:
5
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
17yr2m
(Sweden: 17yr 4m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
G
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Peregrine Falcon
Gaelic:
Seabhag-ghorm
Welsh:
Hebog Tramor
Danish:
Vandrefalk
Dutch:
Slechtvalk
Finnish:
Muuttohaukka
French:
Faucon pèlerin
German:
Wanderfalke
Hungarian:
Vándorsólyom
Icelandic:
Förufálki
Irish:
Fabhcún Gorm
Italian:
Pellegrino
Norwegian:
Vandrefalk
Polish:
Sokól wedrowny
Portuguese:
Falcão-peregrino
Spanish:
Halcón peregrino
Swedish:
Pilgrimsfalk
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Baker, J.A. 1967 The Peregrine Collins, London
[598.53 BAK]
Ratcliffe, D. 1993 The peregrine falcon Poyser, London
[598.53 RAT]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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