Peregrine falcon

শাহিন / বহেরি বাজ / আগুনে বাজ
Falco peregrinus, Tunstall, 1771
রাজ্য / Kingdom: | Animalia |
বর্গ / Order: | Falconiformes |
পরিবার / Family: | Falconidae |
গন / Genus: | Falco |
প্রজাতি / Species: | F. peregrinus |
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Showkat Shuvro
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Shovon Ahmaduzzaman
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Masud Mushfiq Zaman
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Masud Mushfiq Zaman
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Masud Mushfiq Zaman
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Kawsar Mostafa
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Dr.Mahabubur Rahman Munna
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Maroof Rana
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Ikbal H. Babu
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Ikbal H. Babu
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Ikbal H. Babu
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Ikbal H. Babu
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Ikbal H. Babu
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Foridi Numan
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Foridi Numan
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Foridi Numan
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Asif Ishtiaque
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Asif Ishtiaque
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Asif Ishtiaque
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: A.N.M Aminoor Rahman
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: A.N.M Aminoor Rahman
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: A.N.M Aminoor Rahman
- Peregrine falcon, Photo: Masud Mushfiq Zaman
Photos by:
- A.N.M Aminoor Rahman
- Kawsar Mostafa
- Masud Mushfiq Zaman
- Maroof Rana
- Ikbal H. Babu
- Asif Ishtiaque
- Shovon Ahmaduzzaman
- Showkat Shuvro
- Dr.Mahabubur Rahman Munna
- Foridi Numan
Description
Peregrine falcon is one of the world’s fastest flyers. It can reach upto a mammoth 200 miles per hour. In addition to that it is the largest falcon. It has long pointed wings and a long tail. It is 14-19 inches in length, weighing upto 530-1600 gm. Its wingspan is measured 3.3-3.6 feet. It has a lifespan of upto 17 years.
Adults are blue-gray on above with barred underparts and have thick sideburns on the head. Juveniles are heavily marked with vertical streaks.
Food habit: It hunts by flying very high and upon spotting any prey it strikes with massive speed and knocks the prey down and feeds on the ground where it falls. It mainly feeds on medium-sized birds, pigeons, ducks, gulls, small songbirds, bats etc.
Male and female may mate for life. Eggs are numbered 3-4 on average coloring in whitish to pale reddish-brown. Female takes care of the eggs and male hunts and bring the food for the female and the offspring.
They usually nest in skyscrapers, cliffs, power pillars, mountain range and often near the water along the coast.
Reference
- allaboutbirds
- audubon
- national geographic
- Salim Ali, Book of Indian Birds
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