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bird · Falconiformes · Falconidae
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771 — also called Halcón peregrino., Peregrine. Occurrence records of the Peregrine Falcon are shared on GBIF from around 23 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Silvermine Nature Reserve (274 records), in 4 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernFalconidae
23reserves with records
1 850records around them
4provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 274 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 257 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 238 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 235 |
| Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 211 |
| Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 105 |
| WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 105 |
| Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 103 |
| Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 63 |
| Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 63 |
| Raapenberg Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 60 |
| Constantia NekNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 36 |
| Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 26 |
| Blyderivierspoort NatuurreservaatNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 23 |
| Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 11 |
| Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 8 |
| Harmony Flats Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 8 |
| Botterblom Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 5 |
| Monte Rochelle Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 4 |
| Gamsberg Nature ReserveProtected area | NC Northern Cape | 3 |
| Cape Winelands Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve | WC Western Cape | 2 |
By province
- Western Cape
- 16 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 4 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 2 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Falconiformes
- Family
- Falconidae
- Scientific name
- Falco peregrinus
- GBIF taxon
- 2481047
- Wikidata
- Q30535
More of the Falconidae family
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.