shaheen falcon

English

Falco peregrinus peregrinator

Alternative forms

• shahin falcon

Etymology

Persian شاهین, from Middle Persian [script needed] (*šāhēn, “majestic, kingly”)

Noun

shaheen falcon (plural shaheen falcons)

1. A medium-sized, very swift falcon, of a sub-species of Falco peregrinus (Falco peregrinus peregrinator), that hunts small birds.

   Synonyms: shahin, shaheen, shahin falcon

References

• shaheen falcon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Falco peregrinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Falco peregrinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons