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Parkour organizations (4 P) T. Parkour techniques (4 P) Traceurs (1 C, 16 P) Pages in category "Parkour" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Image Species Family Average horizontal speed Maximum horizontal speed Maximum airspeed Remark Peregrine falcon: Falco peregrinus: Falconidae: 65–90 km/h 40–56 mph [4] 110 km/h 68 mph [4] 389 km/h 242 mph [5] High-speed dive—pointed long wings Saker falcon: Falco cherrug: Falconidae: 150 km/h 93 mph [6] 320 km/h 200 mph [7]
[2] [3] The type species was subsequently designated as the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). [3] [4] The name Passer is the Latin word for "sparrow." [5] A mixed group of Passer sparrows containing a Eurasian tree sparrow, a male house sparrow, and female house or Spanish sparrows, feeding on grain in the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan
The Sparrow was also used as the basis for a surface-to-air missile, the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, used by a number of navies for air defense. Fired at low altitude and flying directly at its target, though, the range of the missile in this role is greatly reduced because of the higher air density of the lower atmosphere.
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A close-up of a house sparrow. Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Old World sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects. House sparrow, Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)