Peale's falcon
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Peale's falcon (Falco peregrinus pealei) is a subspecies of the peregrine falcon. This subspecies was first identified by the ornithologist Robert Ridgway in 1873, named in honor of Titian Ramsay Peale. These birds are the largest subspecies of peregrines (on average) anywhere in the world.
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Peale's falcon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Falconiformes |
Family: | Falconidae |
Genus: | Falco |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | F. p. pealei |
Trinomial name | |
Falco peregrinus pealei Ridgway, 1873 |
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