Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771

Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Falco peregrinus Biometrics

Wingspan: 85 - 120 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 36 - 48 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 600 - 1300 g (Hume, 2002)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Frequent
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Occasional
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Exceptional
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1

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