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Peregrine Falcon - ANSWER✔✔ Falco peregrinus
Habitat - ANSWER✔✔ This bird is one of the most widely distributed species in
the world. It is found on every continent except Antarctica. It can survive in a wide
variety of habitats including urban cities, the tropics, deserts and the tundra.
Some migrate long distances from their wintering areas to their summer nesting
areas.
The peregrine falcon inhabits a diverse range of habitats, from cold tundra to hot
deserts and tropics, and from oceanic islands, to forests, wetlands, savannah and
mountains. It is also increasingly using urban habitats, and is absent only from
parts of the Amazon Basin, Sahara Desert, most of the steppes of central and
eastern Asia, and Antarctica.
Facts - ANSWER✔✔ Peregrine falcons use their long, pointed wings and long
narrow tails to make quick, powerful wing beats that allow them to travel at high
speeds.
Their name comes from the Latin word peregrinus, which means "to wander."
They are commonly referred to as the Duck Hawk.
Peregrine falcons are the fastest-flying birds in the world - they are able to dive at
200 miles per hour.
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