Alectryon vs Falcão-peregrino

Alectryon tropicus compared with Falco peregrinus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Falcão-peregrino is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Falcão-peregrino

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~140.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Falcão-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.

Falcão-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.

Falcão-peregrino

O animal mais veloz do planeta, os falcões-peregrinos atingem velocidades de mergulho aéreas superiores a 320 km/h ao se lançar sobre a presa, atordoando ou matando aves em voo com um golpe das patas. Encontrado em todos os continentes exceto a Antártida, em habitats diversos, desde a tundra ártica até florestas tropicais. Quase extinto na América do Norte e Europa devido ao envenenamento por DDT nas décadas de 1960–70, os peregrinos se recuperaram dramaticamente após a proibição de pesticidas e programas bem-sucedidos de nidificação urbana.