Falcon Peregrine basic information

The Peregrine is a medium to large falcon. Peregrines, like most Falcons, have dark markings like sideburns and moustaches and dark heads. Adult Peregrine Falcons have grey bodies that get paler as you move from neck to legs. The breast can be a white or off-white color that has dark stripes as you move further onto their undercarriage. The tail is also banded. Younger birds look like adults except they tend to be more brown than grey and their markings are darker and more distinct. The young also have a bluish tinge to the skin around their eyes. Peregrines are a medium or large sized raptor, meaning they are similar in size to crows. They are sleek and slim with pointed wings and small heads. Females are distinctly larger than males are more brownish, like the young.