Order
Falconiformes
Family
Falconidae
Genus
Falco
 
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 - Peregrine Falcon (North American)
 - Peregrine Falcon (North American)
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Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Clayton M. White, Nancy J. Clum, Tom J. Cade, and W. Grainger Hunt
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Peregrine Falcon. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Peregrine Falcon.

Distribution of the Peregrine Falcon in North and Middle America and the western West Indies. This species also breeds in South America and locally worldwide. American birds winter from the dashed line south throughout the U.S. (except the Great Basin, Great Plains and Appalachians), Middle America, the West Indies, and South America. See text for details.

Recommended Citation

White, C. M., N. J. Clum, T. J. Cade, and W. G. Hunt (2002). Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.660