Peregrine Falcon

Bird - Falco peregrinus

The Peregrine Falcon is a predatory bird that is known for its flying speed, reaching over 200 mph and making it the fastest member of the animal kingdom. Predominantly consuming small birds, their diets may also expand to small rodents and insects. It mates for life and nests on high cliffs.

Main Photo Credit: Peregrine Falcon by USFWS, 2007. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Falco_peregrinus_nest_USFWS.jpg. Used under Public Domain.
Second Photo Credit: Peregrine Falcon by USFWS Headquarters, 2010. https://wordpress.org/openverse/image/8e961334-fad9-4116-a31a-d5d67d3116f1. Licenced with CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0.

Cree

Term	Dialect
Kâ utâmiskâcet	Southern East Cree
Pîhpîkishîsh - ᐲᐦᐲᑭᔒᔥ	N-dialect Cree

Dene

Term	Dialect
Chiniitran	Dinjii Zhuh k’yuu (Gwich'in)
Fəsene	K’áshogot’ıne (Hare, North Slavey)
Tatsea	Sahtúgot’ıne (Bear Lake, North Slavey)
Tatsiya	Shıhgot’ıne (Mountain, North Slavey)

English

Term	Dialect
Peregrine Falcon	Standard English

Français

Term	Dialect
Faucon pèlerin	Français canadien

Greenlandic

Term	Dialect
Kiinaaleeraq	Kalaallisut

Inuktut

Term	Dialect
Kiggaviarjuk - ᑭᒡᒐᕕᐊᕐᔪᒃ	Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut, Aivilingmiutut
kiggavik	Nunatsiavummiutut
Kiggavik - ᑭᒡᒐᕕᒃ	Nunavimmiutitut - Sanikiluarmiut, Aivilingmiutut
Kilgavik	Inuinnaqtun, Kangiryuarmiutun
Kir̂gavik	Uummarmiutun
kupannuaniutik	Nunatsiavummiutut

Inupiaq

Term	Dialect
Kilgavik	North Alaskan Iñupiaq
Kirgavik	North Alaskan Iñupiaq