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title: "Falcão-peregrino"
description: "Falco peregrinus — Aves. The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also referred to simply as the peregrine, is a bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae known for its speed."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/peregrine-falcon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Falcão-peregrino

> Falco peregrinus — Aves. The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also referred to simply as the peregrine, is a bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae known for its speed.

- Scientific name: *Falco peregrinus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montanhas), `urban` (Cidades e jardins), `arctic` (Ártico)
- iNaturalist observations: 62345
- Wikidata: [Q30535](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30535)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4647](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4647)

## Names

- en: Peregrine Falcon
- de: Wanderfalke
- es: Halcón Peregrino
- fr: Faucon pèlerin
- nl: Slechtvalk
- pt: Falcão-peregrino
- pl: Sokół wędrowny

## Countries with the most observations

US (23490), CA (4068), MX (3987), GB (2532), RU (2265), AU (2184), IT (1441), ES (1384), FR (1214), DE (866), IN (847), AR (825)

## Summary

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also referred to simply as the peregrine, is a bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae known for its speed. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts and a black head. As is typical for bird-eating (avivore) raptors, peregrine falcons are sexually dimorphic, with females being considerably larger than males. Historically, the bird has also been known as the "black-cheeked falcon" in Australia and the "duck hawk" in North America.
The breeding range includes land regions from the Arctic tundra to the tropics. It can be found nearly everywhere…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_falcon

## Photo

![Falcão-peregrino](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/peregrine-falcon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262643537

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/peregrine-falcon?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).