Peregrine Falcon Range Map

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The name "peregrine" means wanderer, and the Peregrine Falcon has one of the longest migrations of any North American bird. Tundra-nesting falcons winter in South America, and may move 25,000 km (15,500 mi) in a year.

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Falcons and Caracaras(Order: Falconiformes, Family: Falconidae)

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