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The Peregrine is a large and powerful falcon. It has broad, pointed wings and a relatively short tail. Blue-grey on top, with a blackish top of the head, its obvious black 'moustache' contrasts with its white face. The breast is finely striped. It's swift and agile in flight, chasing prey.
Peregrine Falcons are the largest falcon over most of the continent, with long, pointed wings and a long tail. Be sure to look at shape as well as size—long primary feathers give the Peregrine a long-winged shape.
The Peregrine has a muscular, chunky profile for a falcon, and an increase in numbers and range means that has become a more common sight for birdwatchers across Britain & Ireland. Breeding Peregrines are well studied.
What do peregrines look like? Like many birds of prey, the female or ‘falcon’ is about a third larger than the male or ‘tiercel’, but both sexes have the same blue-back upperparts and streaked underparts, while a black hood and ‘moustache’ contrast with their white cheeks and throat.
Apr 30, 2024 · What do Peregrines look like? Peregrines have broad, pointed wings and a relatively short tail. The birds are blue-grey above, with a blackish top of the head and an obvious black ‘moustache’ that contrasts with its white face.
What do peregrine falcons look like? Peregrine falcons have dark slate-grey upperparts with a lighter area on the lower back. The underparts are white and the lower breast and belly are grey with black bars.
How to identify a peregrine falcon. The top of a peregrine falcon is blue-grey, with a darker head, a white face and a black 'moustache'. Its white chest is peppered with black spots. It has large, pointed wings and a fairly short tail. Their call is a repeated, fairly high-pitched 'ka, ka, ka'.
