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Meanings of Falco peregrinus in English

Portuguese
falcão peregrino
Catalan
falcó pelegrí
Wikidata

A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry.

        falcão peregrino
        Usage of Falco peregrinus in English
        1
        It was a peregrine falcon - Falco peregrinus -sitting upright on top of the post, as if it were an extension of it.
        The Guardian
        2
        The falco peregrinus, or haggard falcon, is a noble species of hawk seldom seen in the southern counties.
        The Natural History of Selborne
        3
        (* This hawk proved to be the falco peregrinus; a variety.)
        The Natural History of Selborne
        Translations for Falco peregrinus