16 Facts About Peregrine falcon

Peregrine falcon, known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey in the family Falconidae.

Experts recognize 17 to 19 subspecies, which vary in appearance and range; disagreement exists over whether the distinctive Barbary falcon is represented by two subspecies of Falco peregrinus, or is a separate species, F pelegrinoides.

The peregrine falcon became an endangered species in many areas because of the widespread use of certain pesticides, especially DDT.

Peregrine falcon is a well-respected falconry bird due to its strong hunting ability, high trainability, versatility, and availability via captive breeding.

Barbary falcon is a subspecies of the peregrine falcon that inhabits parts of North Africa; namely, from the Canary Islands to the Arabian Peninsula.

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The Barbary falcon has a peculiar way of flying, beating only the outer part of its wings like fulmars sometimes do; this occurs in the peregrine falcon, but less often and far less pronounced.

The air pressure from such a dive could possibly damage a bird's lungs, but small bony tubercles on a Peregrine falcon's nostrils are theorized to guide the powerful airflow away from the nostrils, enabling the bird to breathe more easily while diving by reducing the change in air pressure.

Peregrine falcon feeds almost exclusively on medium-sized birds such as pigeons and doves, phasianids, waterfowl, songbirds, and waders.

The peregrine falcon takes the most diverse range of bird species of any raptor in North America, with more than 300 species having fallen victim to the falcon, including nearly 100 shorebirds.

Peregrine falcon has been used in falconry for more than 3,000 years, beginning with nomads in central Asia.

The peregrine falcon has the additional advantage of a natural flight style of circling above the falconer for game to be flushed, and then performing an effective high-speed diving stoop to take the quarry.

Peregrine falcon became an endangered species over much of its range because of the use of organochlorine pesticides, especially DDT, during the 1950s, '60s, and '70s.

The peregrine falcon was removed from the U S Endangered Species list on 25 August 1999.

Peregrine falcon is the national animal of the United Arab Emirates.

Since 1927, the peregrine falcon has been the official mascot of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.

The peregrine falcon has been designated the official city bird of Chicago.