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The bird that can achieve the greatest airspeed is the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), able to exceed 320 km/h (200 mph) in its dives. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A close relative of the common swift, the white-throated needletail ( Hirundapus caudacutus ), is commonly reported as the fastest bird in level flight with a reported top speed of 169 km/h (105 ...
[5] [6] [7] According to a National Geographic TV program, the highest measured speed of a peregrine falcon is 389 km/h (242 mph). [ 8 ] [ 9 ] However, radar tracks have never confirmed this, the maximum speed reliably measured is 184 km/h (115 mph), but nobody has been able to present unimpeachable measurements of speeds even close to the ...
Maximum speed Class Notes 1 Peregrine falcon: 389 km/h (242 mph) 108 m/s (354 ft/s) [1] [7] Flight-diving The peregrine falcon is the fastest aerial animal, fastest animal in flight, fastest bird, and the overall fastest member of the animal kingdom. The peregrine falcon achieves its highest velocity not in horizontal level flight, but during ...
A peregrine falcon hatched in 2023 in Port Washington was found in December in Nicaragua, after a journey of more than 2,000 miles.
The peregrine falcon was removed from the federal endangered species list in 1999 although it continues to be protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. It is still listed as a species ...
The peregrine falcon has the highest recorded dive speed of 242 mph (389 km/h). Peregrine falcons have relatively large wings but they partially close their wings during dives. The fastest straight, powered flight is the spine-tailed swift at 105 mph (170 km/h).
The organization's first recovery effort focused on the peregrine falcon, which was facing extinction due to the widespread use of the chemical DDT. [1] [3] The peregrine falcon was removed from the U.S. Endangered Species list in 1999 at an international celebration held in Boise. [6] [7] [8] [9]
In this case, the terminal speed increases to about 90 m/s (300 ft/s), [citation needed] which is almost the terminal speed of the peregrine falcon diving down on its prey. [4] The same terminal speed is reached for a typical .30-06 bullet dropping downwards—when it is returning to the ground having been fired upwards or dropped from a tower ...