Peregrine Falcon
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Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Grand Canyon National Park
318 Verified records at Grand Canyon National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also referred to simply as the peregrine, is a bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae known for its speed. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey back, barred white underparts and a black head. As is typical for bird-eating (avivore) raptors, peregrine falcons are sexually dimorphic, with females being considerably larger than males. Historically, the bird has also been known as the "black-cheeked falcon" in Australia and the "duck hawk" in North America. The breeding range includes land regions from the Arctic tundra to the tropics. It can be found nearly everywhere on Earth, except extreme polar regions, very high mountains, and most tropical rainforests. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Peregrine Falcon sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 318 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park

American Kestrel
LC Endemic

American Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco sparverius

5–10% · With luck
Merlin
LC

Merlin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco columbarius

<5% · Rare
Prairie Falcon
LC

Prairie Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco mexicanus

<5% · Rare
🐦 No photo available

Falco atricapillus

Bird

Falco atricapillus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
4 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
6 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
9 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
10 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
11 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
13 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
14 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
5–10%
15 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
5–10%
16 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
17 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
18 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
5–10%
19 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
20 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
21 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
5–10%
22 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
23 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
24 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
25 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
26 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
27 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
28 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
29 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
30 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
31 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
32 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
33 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
34 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
35 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
36 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
37 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
38 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
39 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
40 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
41 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
42 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
43 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
44 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
45 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
5–10%
46 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
47 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
48 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
49 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
50 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
51 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
52 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
53 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
54 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
55 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
56 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
57 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
58 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
59 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
60 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
61 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
62 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
63 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
64 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
65 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
66 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
67 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
68 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
69 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
70 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
71 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
72 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
73 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
74 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
75 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
76 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
77 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
78 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
79 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
80 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
81 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
82 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
83 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
84 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
85 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
86 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
87 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
88 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
89 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
90 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
91 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
92 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
93 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
94 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
95 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
96 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
97 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
98 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
99 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
100 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
101 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
102 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
103 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
104 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
105 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
106 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
107 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
108 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
109 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
110 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
111 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
112 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
113 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
114 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
115 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
116 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
117 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
118 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
119 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
120 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
121 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
122 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
123 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
124 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
125 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
126 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
127 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
128 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
129 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
130 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
131 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
132 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
133 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
<5%
134 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
135 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
136 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
137 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
138 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
139 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
140 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
141 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
142 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
143 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
144 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
145 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
146 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
147 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
148 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
149 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
150 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
151 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
152 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
153 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
154 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
155 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
156 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
157 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
158 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
159 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
160 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
161 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
162 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
163 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
164 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
165 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
166 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
167 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
168 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
169 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
170 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
171 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
172 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
173 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
174 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
175 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
176 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
177 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
178 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
179 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
180 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
181 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
182 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
183 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
184 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
185 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
186 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
187 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
188 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
189 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
190 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
191 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
192 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
193 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
194 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
195 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
196 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
197 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
198 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
199 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
200 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
201 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
202 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
203 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
204 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
205 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
206 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
207 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
208 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
209 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
210 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
211 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
212 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
213 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
214 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
215 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
216 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
217 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
218 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
219 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
220 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
221 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
222 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
223 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
224 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
225 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
226 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
227 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
228 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
229 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
230 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
231 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
232 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
233 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
234 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
235 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
236 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
237 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
238 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
239 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
240 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
241 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
242 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
243 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
244 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
245 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
246 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
247 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
248 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
249 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
250 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
251 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
252 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
253 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Peregrine Falcon in Grand Canyon National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Peregrine Falcon sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 318 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Peregrine Falcon in Grand Canyon National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Peregrine Falcon in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.

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