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Species profile—Falco peregrinus macropus (Australian peregrine falcon)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Falconidae (falcons) → Falco peregrinus macropus (Australian peregrine falcon)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Falconidae (falcons)
Scientific name
Falco peregrinus macropus Swainson, 1838
Common name
Australian peregrine falcon
Type reference
Swainson, W. (1838). Animals in Menageries. In, Lardner, D. (ed.) The Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman & John Taylor, London.
WildNet taxon ID
1692
Synonym(s)
Falco peregrinus
Alternate name(s)
black-cheeked falcon
pigeon hawk
peregrine falcon
duck hawk
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1692.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024