Peregrine Falcon

Introduction Found among all continents chuck out Antarctica, the unsettled track down is a super acid falcon end-to-end the globe. When they hunt, they dive from mettlesome altitudes and stoop their prey at speeds everywhere 200 miles per hour, making it the fastest fleshly on the planet. The name peregrine falcon means wanderer and refers to the birds long migration path, which has been known to be as far away as 15,500 miles from their overlord nesting stigmas.After having a severe vomit up in wandering(a) population during the sixties and 1970s, this majestic falcon has made a comeback and can be seen throughout many suburban and urban areas of north America. Interesting Facts * The wandering track down is on the featured on the Idaho quarter issued in 2007 * Suzuki named the companys fastest intersection model, Hayabusa, after the Peregrine Falcon. Hayabusa means Peregrine Falcon in Japanese * Peregrine falcons dont build nests. They pelf a depression into the soil on the ground or on a ledge, or an abandoned nest that was go away behindMap of Region Peregrine Falcon Duck Hawk, Great-Footed Hawk, Wandering Falcon Falco Peregrinus Fact Sheet * surface * Body- 14-19 in. * Wingspan- 3. 3-3. 6 ft. * Weight- 18. 8 to 56. 5 oz. * Diet- Starlings, pigeons, blackbirds, jays, shorebirds, waterfowl, bats, and some other small mammals * Reproduction * Number of eggs- 3-4 * rival once a year * kindred partner for life * Nest location- Cliffs or tall buildings * Return to the same spot annually * Name for chicks- eyases * Chicks fledge 42 to 46 days * Time unfree on their parents- Up to 2 months Habitat-All continents except Antarctica * Life span- Up to 17 years Bibliography * http//www. discoverycove. org/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/class Aves/falconiformes/peregrine-falcon. htm * http//ohiodnr. com/wildlife/dow/falcons/facts. aspx * http//www. raptorresource. org/facts. htm * http// animals. nationalgeographic. com/animals/birds/peregrine-falcon. html * http//www. peregrinefund. org/explore_raptors/falcons/peregrin. html * http//www. allaboutbirds. org/ adopt/Peregrine_Falcon/lifehistoryat_food