Peregrine Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Adult
- Large, powerful falcon
- Black hood and dark gray back
- Barred belly, legs, and tail
- © Erwin & Peggy Bauer
Peregrine Falcon
Adult in flight
- Long pointed wings
- Stocky, unmarked chest
- Powerful flyer
- Barred underparts
- © Steve Zamek, CA, Oceano, October 2010
Peregrine Falcon
Juvenile
- Dense streaks on underparts
- Buffy wash throughout underside
- Dark mustache
- Large, powerful feet
- © Laura Erickson, MN, Duluth, July 2005
Peregrine Falcon
Juvenile in flight
- Long, pointed wings
- Scalloped pattern on wings and back
- Pale crown and dark "mustache"
- © Nick Chill, CA, San Diego County, June 2009
Similar Species
Adult dark-morph
- Similar to juvenile Peregrine Falcon
- Much larger and stockier than Peregrine Falcon
- Relatively longer tail and shorter wings
- No distinct mustache
- © Rick Kline / CLO
Adult
- Similar to juvenile Peregrine Falcon
- Paler underparts, with thin streaks and unmarked throat
- Warm brown on upperparts and crown
- Solid dark patches underneath wings ("arm-pits")
- © Rick Kline / CLO
Adult male
- Much smaller and more delicate than Peregrine Falcon
- Double facial stripes
- Barred, tan back with blue wings (female has tan wings)
- © Michael J. Hopiak/CLO
Adult female
- Similar to juvenile Peregrine Falcon
- Smaller and slimmer than Peregrine Falcon
- Pale eyebrow with no distinct mustache
- Bold checkerboard pattern on under-wings
- © Bob Devlin , NJ, November 2008