Alectryon vs Halcón peregrino

Alectryon tropicus compared with Falco peregrinus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Halcón peregrino is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Halcón peregrino
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Falconidae
Genus	Alectryon	Falco
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Falco peregrinus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Halcón peregrino

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~140.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Halcón peregrino
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	48 cm
Average Weight	—	1.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Halcón peregrino

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Halcón peregrino

El animal más rápido del planeta, el halcón peregrino alcanza velocidades de picado aéreo superiores a 320 km/h al lanzarse sobre sus presas, aturdiendo o matando aves en vuelo con un golpe de sus patas. Se encuentra en todos los continentes excepto la Antártida, en hábitats diversos que van desde la tundra ártica hasta las selvas tropicales. Casi extinto en Norteamérica y Europa por envenenamiento con DDT en los años 60 y 70, los halcones peregrinos se recuperaron notablemente tras la prohibición de pesticidas y el éxito de los programas de nidificación urbana.