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Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus · Falconidae
🐦 Bird288 regionsRare in AlbertaLocation protected
Where it's found
Every region with Peregrine Falcon in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Legendary | #127 | |
| Albania | Uncommon | #157 | |
| Algeria | Common | #179 | |
| Andorra | Uncommon | #104 | |
| Angola | Uncommon | #412 | |
| Anguilla | Uncommon | #046 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Uncommon | #063 | |
| Argentina | Common | #554 | |
| Armenia | Rare | #178 | |
| Aruba | Uncommon | #098 | |
| Australia | Uncommon | #674 | |
| Austria | Uncommon | #295 | |
| Azerbaijan | Uncommon | #175 | |
| Bahamas | Uncommon | #132 | |
| Bangladesh | Common | #257 | |
| Barbados | Uncommon | #068 | |
| Belarus | Rare | #177 | |
| Belgium | Common | #359 | |
| Belize | Uncommon | #261 | |
| Benin | Rare | #425 | |
| Bermuda | Uncommon | #110 | |
| Bhutan | Uncommon | #312 | |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Uncommon | #592 | |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Uncommon | #088 | |
| Botswana | Rare | #374 | |
| Brazil | Uncommon | #1228 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | Rare | #163 | |
| Bulgaria | Uncommon | #261 | |
| Cabo Verde | Rare | #061 | |
| Cambodia | Uncommon | #258 | |
| Cameroon | Rare | #404 | |
| Canada | Uncommon | #414 | |
| Cayman Islands | Uncommon | #092 | |
| Chad | Legendary | #199 | |
| Chile | Uncommon | #272 | |
| China | Common | #612 | |
| Chinese Taipei | Common | #379 | |
| Christmas Island | Rare | #058 | |
| Colombia | Uncommon | #1071 | |
| Comoros | Rare | #046 | |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Uncommon | #448 | |
| Costa Rica | Uncommon | #482 | |
| Croatia | Legendary | #230 | |
| Cuba | Uncommon | #149 | |
| Curaçao | Uncommon | #100 | |
| Cyprus | Uncommon | #169 | |
| Czechia | Uncommon | #249 | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Rare | #439 | |
| Denmark | Uncommon | #278 | |
| Djibouti | Uncommon | #126 | |
| Dominica | Rare | #063 | |
| Dominican Republic | Uncommon | #125 | |
| Ecuador | Uncommon | #743 | |
| Egypt | Uncommon | #167 | |
| El Salvador | Common | #240 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Rare | #183 | |
| Eritrea | Uncommon | #166 | |
| Estonia | Rare | #217 | |
| Eswatini | Rare | #264 | |
| Ethiopia | Uncommon | #420 | |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | Uncommon | #072 | |
| Fiji | Rare | #044 | |
| Finland | Uncommon | #253 | |
| France | Common | #425 | |
| French Guiana | Uncommon | #441 | |
| Gabon | Rare | #308 | |
| Georgia | Common | #225 | |
| Germany | Common | #439 | |
| Ghana | Rare | #368 | |
| Gibraltar | Common | #084 | |
| Greece | Uncommon | #252 | |
| Greenland | Uncommon | #071 | |
| Grenada | Rare | #064 | |
| Guadeloupe | Uncommon | #138 | |
| Guatemala | Uncommon | #342 | |
| Guernsey | Uncommon | #111 | |
| Guinea | Rare | #318 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Rare | #183 | |
| Guyana | Uncommon | #297 | |
| Haiti | Rare | #075 | |
| Holy See | Rare | #021 | |
| Honduras | Uncommon | #323 | |
| Hong Kong | Common | #251 | |
| Hungary | Uncommon | #231 | |
| Iceland | Rare | #160 | |
| India | Common | #714 | |
| Indonesia | Common | #813 | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Uncommon | #238 | |
| Iraq | Rare | #138 | |
| Ireland | Uncommon | #245 | |
| Isle of Man | Uncommon | #128 | |
| Israel | Uncommon | #246 | |
| Italy | Common | #340 | |
| Jamaica | Rare | #093 | |
| Japan | Rare | #321 | |
| Jersey | Uncommon | #104 | |
| Jordan | Rare | #157 | |
| Kazakhstan | Rare | #239 | |
| Kenya | Uncommon | #778 | |
| Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of) | Uncommon | #109 | |
| Korea, Republic of | Common | #248 | |
| Kuwait | Rare | #169 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Uncommon | #171 | |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | Uncommon | #241 | |
| Latvia | Rare | #153 | |
| Lebanon | Rare | #129 | |
| Lesotho | Rare | #171 | |
| Liberia | Rare | #297 | |
| Libya | Rare | #081 | |
| Liechtenstein | Rare | #134 | |
| Lithuania | Rare | #182 | |
| Luxembourg | Rare | #200 | |
| Macao | Uncommon | #120 | |
| Madagascar | Rare | #216 | |
| Malawi | Rare | #397 | |
| Malaysia | Uncommon | #451 | |
| Malta | Uncommon | #117 | |
| Martinique | Rare | #096 | |
| Mauritania | Uncommon | #187 | |
| Mayotte | Rare | #064 | |
| Mexico | Common | #805 | |
| Moldova, Republic of | Rare | #123 | |
| Monaco | Uncommon | #034 | |
| Mongolia | Uncommon | #264 | |
| Montserrat | Uncommon | #048 | |
| Morocco | Uncommon | #184 | |
| Mozambique | Uncommon | #375 | |
| Myanmar | Uncommon | #380 | |
| Namibia | Uncommon | #440 | |
| Nepal | Common | #380 | |
| Netherlands | Common | #301 | |
| New Caledonia | Rare | #075 | |
| Nicaragua | Uncommon | #290 | |
| Niger | Uncommon | #156 | |
| Nigeria | Uncommon | #481 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Legendary | #063 | |
| Norway | Common | #305 | |
| Oman | Uncommon | #215 | |
| Pakistan | Uncommon | #268 | |
| Palau | Legendary | #057 | |
| Palestine, State of | Uncommon | #134 | |
| Panama | Uncommon | #468 | |
| Papua New Guinea | Rare | #276 | |
| Paraguay | Uncommon | #298 | |
| Peru | Common | #784 | |
| Philippines | Common | #322 | |
| Poland | Uncommon | #261 | |
| Portugal | Common | #351 | |
| Puerto Rico | Uncommon | #152 | |
| Qatar | Rare | #133 | |
| Romania | Uncommon | #251 | |
| Russian Federation | Uncommon | #466 | |
| Rwanda | Rare | #364 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | Uncommon | #046 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Rare | #059 | |
| Saint Lucia | Uncommon | #062 | |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Uncommon | #067 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Uncommon | #133 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Rare | #064 | |
| San Marino | Uncommon | #033 | |
| Saudi Arabia | Rare | #207 | |
| Senegal | Uncommon | #339 | |
| Sierra Leone | Rare | #244 | |
| Singapore | Uncommon | #225 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Uncommon | #048 | |
| Slovakia | Uncommon | #224 | |
| Solomon Islands | Legendary | #097 | |
| Somalia | Legendary | #195 | |
| South Africa | Uncommon | #653 | |
| Spain | Common | #436 | |
| Sri Lanka | Uncommon | #247 | |
| Suriname | Uncommon | #300 | |
| Sweden | Uncommon | #329 | |
| Switzerland | Uncommon | #297 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Uncommon | #121 | |
| Tajikistan | Uncommon | #149 | |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | Uncommon | #650 | |
| Thailand | Common | #549 | |
| Timor-Leste | Rare | #101 | |
| Togo | Rare | #193 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Uncommon | #212 | |
| Tunisia | Uncommon | #129 | |
| Turkmenistan | Uncommon | #113 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Uncommon | #065 | |
| Türkiye | Uncommon | #278 | |
| Uganda | Rare | #571 | |
| Ukraine | Uncommon | #277 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Uncommon | #251 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Common | #388 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | Rare | #032 | |
| United States of America | Common | #799 | |
| Uruguay | Uncommon | #241 | |
| Uzbekistan | Rare | #177 | |
| Vanuatu | Uncommon | #059 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Common | #513 | |
| Viet Nam | Uncommon | #430 | |
| Virgin Islands (British) | Uncommon | #052 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Uncommon | #078 | |
| Western Sahara | Uncommon | #099 | |
| Yemen | Uncommon | #127 | |
| Zambia | Rare | #445 | |
| Zimbabwe | Rare | #384 | |
| Åland Islands | Legendary | #140 | |
| Alabama | Uncommon | #215 | |
| Alaska | Uncommon | #242 | |
| Alberta | Rare | #105 | |
| Arizona | Uncommon | #311 | |
| Arkansas | Uncommon | #199 | |
| British Columbia | Uncommon | #297 | |
| California | Common | #416 | |
| Colorado | Uncommon | #296 | |
| Connecticut | Uncommon | #209 | |
| Delaware | Uncommon | #186 | |
| District of Columbia | Uncommon | #141 | |
| Florida | Uncommon | #291 | |
| Georgia | Uncommon | #219 | |
| Hawaii | Uncommon | #130 | |
| Idaho | Uncommon | #214 | |
| Illinois | Uncommon | #215 | |
| Indiana | Uncommon | #196 | |
| Iowa | Uncommon | #193 | |
| Kansas | Uncommon | #217 | |
| Kentucky | Uncommon | #191 | |
| Louisiana | Uncommon | #218 | |
| Maine | Uncommon | #218 | |
| Manitoba | Uncommon | #195 | |
| Maryland | Uncommon | #223 | |
| Massachusetts | Uncommon | #240 | |
| Michigan | Uncommon | #220 | |
| Minnesota | Uncommon | #223 | |
| Mississippi | Uncommon | #202 | |
| Missouri | Uncommon | #199 | |
| Montana | Uncommon | #239 | |
| Nebraska | Uncommon | #229 | |
| Nevada | Uncommon | #239 | |
| New Brunswick | Uncommon | #195 | |
| New Hampshire | Uncommon | #201 | |
| New Jersey | Common | #225 | |
| New Mexico | Uncommon | #299 | |
| New York | Uncommon | #267 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Uncommon | #167 | |
| North Carolina | Uncommon | #233 | |
| North Dakota | Uncommon | #186 | |
| Northwest Territories | Uncommon | #135 | |
| Nova Scotia | Uncommon | #220 | |
| Nunavut | Uncommon | #089 | |
| Ohio | Uncommon | #223 | |
| Oklahoma | Uncommon | #229 | |
| Ontario | Uncommon | #250 | |
| Oregon | Uncommon | #293 | |
| Pennsylvania | Uncommon | #220 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Uncommon | #139 | |
| Québec | Uncommon | #229 | |
| Rhode Island | Uncommon | #186 | |
| Saskatchewan | Uncommon | #190 | |
| South Carolina | Uncommon | #212 | |
| South Dakota | Uncommon | #217 | |
| Tennessee | Uncommon | #209 | |
| Texas | Uncommon | #375 | |
| Utah | Uncommon | #254 | |
| Vermont | Uncommon | #190 | |
| Virginia | Uncommon | #247 | |
| Washington | Uncommon | #274 | |
| West Virginia | Uncommon | #173 | |
| Wisconsin | Uncommon | #223 | |
| Wyoming | Uncommon | #215 | |
| Yukon | Uncommon | #149 | |
| American Samoa | Rare | #020 | Vagrant |
| Bahrain | Rare | #103 | Vagrant |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Rare | #045 | Vagrant |
| Burkina Faso | Rare | #177 | Vagrant |
| Burundi | Rare | #188 | Vagrant |
| Central African Republic | Rare | #246 | Vagrant |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Rare | #069 | Vagrant |
| Congo | Rare | #277 | Vagrant |
| Faroe Islands | Rare | #117 | Vagrant |
| Gambia | Rare | #231 | Vagrant |
| Guam | Rare | #047 | Vagrant |
| Maldives | Rare | #057 | Vagrant |
| Mali | Rare | #204 | Vagrant |
| Mauritius | Rare | #059 | Vagrant |
| North Macedonia | Rare | #151 | Vagrant |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Rare | #077 | Vagrant |
| Seychelles | Rare | #082 | Vagrant |
| Slovenia | Rare | #183 | Vagrant |
| South Sudan | Rare | #210 | Vagrant |
| Sudan | Rare | #172 | Vagrant |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Rare | #112 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A large, powerful falcon with a dark hood and moustache, slate-blue back and barred underparts; long pointed wings.
Where
River cliffs and city high-rises (Edmonton and Calgary nest boxes), and marshes on migration.
When
April to October.
Tips
Bigger and cleaner-marked than a merlin; the black helmet is bold. Prairie falcons are sandy brown with dark 'armpits'.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
🐦Prairie Falcon
#106 · Rare🐦Merlin
#104 · Uncommon🐦American Kestrel
#103 · Common🐦Broad-winged Hawk
#102 · Uncommon🐦Great Horned Owl
#108 · Uncommon🐦Snowy Owl
#109 · Rare
#106 · Rare🐦Merlin
#104 · Uncommon🐦American Kestrel
#103 · Common🐦Broad-winged Hawk
#102 · Uncommon🐦Great Horned Owl
#108 · Uncommon🐦Snowy Owl
#109 · Rare
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