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Peregrine Falcon / Falco peregrinus LC

  • Synonyms duck hawk, Peregrine or Barbary Falcon, Peale's falcon, Barbary falcon, Peregrine
  • Old latin name for bird Falco pelegrinoides

Peregrine Falconbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, flight call, juvenile, © Stanislas Wroza
    France
  • 2.
    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 3.
    Begging call, © Mats Rellmar
    Sweden
  • 4.
    Alarm call, call, © David Boyle
    United Kingdom
  • 5.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 6.
    Female, male, song, © GABRIEL LEITE
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Call, © David Darrell-Lambert
    United Kingdom
  • 8.
    Alarm call, © Albert Lastukhin & Yuri Glushchenko
    Russian Federation
  • 9.
    Call, © Manuel Schweizer
    Switzerland
  • 10.
    Begging call, female, © Romuald Mikusek
    Poland
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Reunion Kestrel
Merlin
Black Falcon
Common Kestrel
Grey Kestrel
Lesser Kestrel
Eleonora's Falcon
Lanner Falcon
All related species (38)

Where to see Peregrine Falcon

  • Breeding region Worldwide
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Peregrine Falcon subspecies (18)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Falco peregrinus anatumNorth America (s of tundra) to n Mexico-No
Falco peregrinus babylonicuse Iran to Mongolia and Pakistan-No
Falco peregrinus brookeiMediterranean region to Caucasus and n Iran-No
Falco peregrinus calidusLapland to ne SiberiaMediterranean and Africa to New GuineaNo
Falco peregrinus cassiniw South America (Colombia to Tierra del Fuego) and Falkland Is.-No
Falco peregrinus ernestiPhilippines, Greater Sundas, New Guinea and satellites, and Bismarck Arch.-No
Falco peregrinus furuitiiBonin Is. (Japan)-No
Falco peregrinus japonensisne Siberia to Japan-No
Falco peregrinus macropusAustralia-No
Falco peregrinus madensCape Verde Is. (s Macaronesia, w of w Africa)-No
Falco peregrinus minorMorocco, Mauritania, Africa s of the Sahara-No
Falco peregrinus nesiotesSolomon Is., Vanuatu, New Caledonia including Loyalty Is. and Fiji (sw Polynesia)-No
Falco peregrinus pealeiAleutian Is. to s Alaska and sw Canada-No
Falco peregrinus pelegrinoidesCanary Is., n Africa to Arabia and sw Iran-No
Falco peregrinus peregrinatorPakistan, India and Sri Lanka to s, e China-No
Falco peregrinus peregrinusn Eurasia (s of tundra)-No
Falco peregrinus radamaMadagascar and the Comoros-No
Falco peregrinus tundriusAlaska to Greenland-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansValk, Swerfvalk
AlbanianKrahathadra, Sokol i kuqërremtë, Krahëthati, Petriti
Arabicالشاهين الشاهين, الشاهين, شاهين
Armenian[Sapsan ], Սապսան
AzerbaijaniŞahin, Laçın
BasqueBelatz handi, Falcó pelegrí, Belatz handia
BelarusianСокал-падарожнiк, Сапсан, Сокал-падарожнік
Bengaliপেরেগ্রিন শাহিন
BretonFalc'hun pirc'hirin, Falc'hun glas, Ar falc'hun kantreat
BulgarianСокол скитник
Catalanfalcó pelegrí, Falcó
Chinese游 隼, 隼, 花梨鹰, [ya-hu], [you zhun], 游隼, 遊隼, [hua-li ying], [hei-bei hua-li ya], 黑背花梨鸭, [hu], 拟游隼, 鸭鹘, 鸭虎, 鹘, [zhun], [you sun], 游隼/拟游隼
Chinese (Traditional)花梨鷹, 鶻, 擬遊隼, 遊隼, 鴨鶻, 鴨虎, 黑背花梨鴨
CornishFalghun pryeryn
Creekekech, nôcinîwihêsiw, kêhkêhk
Croatiansivi sokol
Czechsokol stěhovavý, Sokol stehovavý
DanishVandrefalk
DutchSlechtvalk
EsperantoMigra falko
Estonianrabapistrik
FaroeseFerðfalkur, Ferðafalkur
Finnishmuuttohaukka
FrenchFaucon pèlerin ou F. de Barbarie, Faucon pelerin, faucon pélerin, Faucon pèlerin
FrisianNoardske falk
GalicianFalcón peregrino, Falcó pelegrí
Georgianშავარდენი, ჩვეულებრივი შავარდენი
GermanMitteleuropäische Wanderfalke, Wanderfalke
GreekΠετρίτης
GuaraniTaguato ro'y
Hebrewבז נודד
Hungarianvándorsólyom
IcelandicFörufálki
IndonesianAlapalap Kawah, Burung Alap-alap Kawah, Alap-alap kawah, Alap-alap sawah
InuktitutKigaviarsuk, Kikkeveokjuk
IrishSeabhac gorm, Seabhac seilge, Fabhcún Gorm
ItalianPellegrino siberiano, Pellegrino, Falco pellegrino
Japaneseバアバリアハヤブサ, バーバリーハヤブサ, ハヤブサ
KazakhЛашын
Korean매
Latvianlielais piekūns
Lithuaniansakalas keleivis
LuxembourgishWanderfallek, Wanderfallék
MacedonianСив сокол, сив сокол, Сокол скитник
MalagasyVoromahery
MalayBurung Helang Peregrine, Falko Belalang, Falko Beialang, Burung Falko Belalang, Burung Falko Peregrin, Helang Peregrine
Malayalamകായൽപ്പുള്ള്
MalteseBies
ManxShirragh y Ree
Marathiशाहीन
MongolianЭгэл шонхор, Нугасч начин, Шилийн шонхор
Nepaliशाही बाज
Northern SamiBárbmofálli
NorwegianPilegrimsfalk, vandrefalk
Norwegian NynorskVandrefalk
Persianشاهینِ (بحری), شاهین بحری
Polishsokół wędrowny, sokól wedrowny
Portuguesefalcão-peregrino, falcão peregrino, Falcao-peregrino
RomanianŞoim călător, Şoim-câlâtor, Șoim călător
RomanshFalcun pelegrin
RussianСапсан, Sapsan, Шахин, Настоящий сокол, Сокол-сапсан, Рыжеголовый сокол
SardinianTilibriu, Ŕcchili piscadrixi, Astori perdighinu
SerbianSivi soko, Сиви соко
ShonaRukodzi
Slovaksokol sťahovavý
Sloveniansokol selec
SpanishHalcón peregrino, halcûn peregrino, Halcón de Patos, Halcón común
SwahiliKozi Tembere
Swedishpilgrimsfalk
TamilPori Vallooru
Thaiเหยี่ยวเพเรกริน
TsongaRigamani
TswanaPhakwê
TurkishGök Doğan, Bayağı Doğan, Бидайық, Cüce Doğan § Ak-karınlı Cüce Doğan, Gök Doşan, Gökdoğan, Лашын, Doğan
UkrainianСокiл мандрiвний, сапсан, Сокiл-сапсан, Сокіл-сапсан
VietnameseCắt lớn, Cắt đen, Chim Cắt lớn
WelshCudyll glas, Hebog, Gwalch glas, Hebog dramor, Hebog tramor
XhosaUkhetshe
ZuluuHeshe