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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) <!--송골매(미국)-->
Subject: Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Poster: Phoby (phoby@hanafos.com)
Peregrine at nest.jpg
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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)


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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) is a cosmopolitan bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is occasionally known in North America as Duck Hawk (see also American Kestrel, Merlin) though it is not closely related to true hawks. It is a medium-sized falcon, about the size of a large crow.

Metadata
Title: Peregrine Falcon at nest
Alternative Title: (none)
Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Source: AK/RO/00756
Publisher: (none)
Contributor: ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR-EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Language: EN - ENGLISH
Rights: (public domain)
Audience: (general)
Subject:
Date Created: August 01 1978

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