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peregrine

[per-i-grin, -green, -grahyn] / ˈpɛr ɪ grɪn, -ˌgrin, -ˌgraɪn /




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It was found the bird was the offspring of a male peregrine successfully treated by BAR last year.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Sequoia National Park is home to the world’s largest trees and iconic birds including peregrine falcons and bald eagles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025

"Those birds, in turn, then provide a food source for some of the more charismatic birds, like peregrine falcons or kestrels."

From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025

She compares him to a peregrine falcon because “his frame rate operates at an entirely different speed to everybody else’s.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025

Fish and Wildlife Service men rescue the peregrine eyases of the Delhi Bridge.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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