SR IUCN · LC · Least Concern Falconiformes Falconidae

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

SRIOC 4059

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Falconiformes · Falconidae

A streamlined falcon known for its spectacular high-speed hunting dives.

ATK520

DEF180

XC750854 · Mirko Tomasi · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 760 g
Wingspan: 102 cm
Diet: Vertebrates
Migration: Partially migratory

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 520

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 520).

DEF 180

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 180).

* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.

How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

Mirko Tomasi · Sources & credits

🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Worldwide: widespread Habitat: Grassland & Savanna

18 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Falco peregrinus tundrius
Alaska to Greenland
Falco peregrinus pealei
Aleutian Is. to s Alaska and sw Canada
Falco peregrinus anatum
North America (s of tundra) to n Mexico
Falco peregrinus cassini
w South America (Colombia to Tierra del Fuego) and Falkland Is.
Falco peregrinus peregrinus
n Eurasia (s of tundra)
Falco peregrinus calidus
Lapland to ne Siberia
Falco peregrinus japonensis
ne Siberia to Japan
Falco peregrinus brookei
Mediterranean region to Caucasus and n Iran
Falco peregrinus peregrinator
Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka to s, e China
Falco peregrinus furuitii
Bonin Is. (Japan)
Falco peregrinus madens
Cape Verde Is. (s Macaronesia, w of w Africa)
Falco peregrinus minor
Morocco, Mauritania, Africa s of the Sahara
Falco peregrinus radama
Madagascar and the Comoros
Falco peregrinus ernesti
Philippines, Greater Sundas, New Guinea and satellites, and Bismarck Arch.
Falco peregrinus macropus
Australia
Falco peregrinus nesiotes
Solomon Is., Vanuatu, New Caledonia including Loyalty Is. and Fiji (sw Polynesia)
Falco peregrinus babylonicus
e Iran to Mongolia and Pakistan
Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides
Canary Is., n Africa to Arabia and sw Iran