: a swift nearly cosmopolitan falcon (Falco peregrinus) often used in falconry
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Currently, the beaches of Torrey Pines are crowded with photographers hoping for that perfect picture of peregrine falcon chicks being raised in crude scrape nests placed on precarious perches, high on the sandstone cliffs.—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2025 The largest urban concentration of peregrine falcons in North America lives in New York City.—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 Notable species saved include the bald eagle, American alligators, whooping cranes and peregrine falcons.—Kristin Brown, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025 Building managers oversee the rooftop nest box, birds and camera, which provides an intimate view into the life of nesting peregrine falcons each year.—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for peregrine falcon
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Etymology
Middle English faukon peregryn, from Medieval Latin falco peregrinus, literally, pilgrim falcon; from the young being captured wandering from their nests, which were too inaccessible to reach easily
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