Peregrine Falcon

Kingdom: Animalia

• multicelluar with specialized eukaryotic cells

• rely on other organisms for food

• have their own means of locomotion

Phylum: Cordata

• bilaterally similar bodies

• have a notochord

• often have a head tail and digestive system 

Class: Aves 

• includes all birds

• produce eggs with hard shells

• eggs are laid higher off the ground

Order: Falconiforms

• includes hawks, eagles, falcons, vultures, and osprey

Family: Falconidae

• Falcons

Genus: Falco

Species: Falco Peregrinus

It is a large bird with long pointed wings for strong flight. It can dive at 210mph. It has a strong dark mark on the side of it's head. There are black feathers on the underside of it's wings.

References: Info from Animal Diversity Web at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/ on Jan. 10, 2001.

Pics from Stanford Exploration Project at http://sepwww.stanford.edu/ on Jan. 10, 2001

Poem:

Peregrine Falcons

Very fast and very free

Are deadly hunters