🔆Peregrine Falcon:

✅It is one of the most widespread birds in the world. It is found on all continents except Antarctica and on many oceanic islands.

✅Habitat:
They prefer open habitats, such as grasslands, tundra, and meadows.

✅They are most common in tundra and coastal areas and rare in sub-tropical and tropical habitats. They nest on cliff faces and crevices.

✅They are active during the day. When not breeding they are primarily solitary and establish and defend territories.

✅Ecological role: They are high level predators, peregrine falcons play an important role in regulating populations of their prey, particularly pigeons and doves.

✅Conservation status
IUCN Red List status: Least Concern.

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Environment & Ecology

🔆Peregrine Falcon:

✅It is one of the most widespread birds in the world. It is found on all continents except Antarctica and on many oceanic islands.

✅Habitat:
They prefer open habitats, such as grasslands, tundra, and meadows.

✅They are most common in tundra and coastal areas and rare in sub-tropical and tropical habitats. They nest on cliff faces and crevices.

✅They are active during the day. When not breeding they are primarily solitary and establish and defend territories.

✅Ecological role: They are high level predators, peregrine falcons play an important role in regulating populations of their prey, particularly pigeons and doves.

✅Conservation status
IUCN Red List status: Least Concern.

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