Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Peregrine Falcon

French common name:

Faucon pèlerin

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Peregrine Falcon	Faucon pèlerin
2005	Peregrine Falcon	Faucon pèlerin
2010	Peregrine Falcon	Faucon pèlerin
2015	Peregrine Falcon	Faucon pèlerin
2020	Peregrine Falcon	Faucon pèlerin

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Falconiformes
2005	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Falconiformes
2010	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Falconiformes
2015	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Falconiformes
2020	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Falconiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Vulnerable
2005	Apparently Secure	Reduced level of risk.	Biological change in the population size, distribution, or threats of the species.	Also related to an improved knowledge of the species
2010	Vulnerable	Increased level of risk.	Procedural change.
2015	Vulnerable
2020	Apparently Secure	Reduced level of risk.	Criteria revision.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - N3N4B,N2N,N3N4M
2020	Apparently Secure - N4N5B,N4N

Yukon
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3B,SNRM
2020	Vulnerable - S3B

Northwest Territories
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3B,S3M
2020	Vulnerable - S3?B

Nunavut
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,S4M
2020	Apparently Secure - S4B

British Columbia
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3B,SNRM
2020	Vulnerable - S3B,SNRM

Alberta
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,S1M
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1B

Saskatchewan
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,SNRM
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1B,SNRM

Manitoba
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,S1M
2020	Imperiled - S2B,S4M

Ontario
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4B,SNRM
2020	Apparently Secure - S4B,S4N

Quebec
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4B,S3S4M
2020	Apparently Secure - S4B

New Brunswick
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,S3M
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1B,S3M

Nova Scotia
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,SUM
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1B,SUM

Prince Edward Island
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Unrankable - SUM
2020	Unrankable - SUM

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Imperiled - S2B,SUM
2020	Imperiled - S2B,SUM

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Imperiled - S2N,S3M
2020	Imperiled - S2N,S3M

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Unrankable - SUM

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present