Peregrine subspecies in Europe

[Joost Brandsma]

Hi everyone,

I've been trying to find a good (internet) source on the subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) that can be seen in Europe, but so far to no avail. There seems to be a lot of discussion going on about Peregrine taxonomy...can anybody tell me what's the current state of affairs?
Thanks a lot!

J.

[Koen Verhoeyen]

Hi everyone,

I've been trying to find a good (internet) source on the subspecies of the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) that can be seen in Europe, but so far to no avail. There seems to be a lot of discussion going on about Peregrine taxonomy...can anybody tell me what's the current state of affairs?
Thanks a lot!

J.
Hi Joost,
as far as i can find out there are in the WP (more extended then Europe)
four subspecies :
F.P. peregrinus : europe, except range of others
F.p. madens : cape verde islands
F.p. brookei : around mediteranian (east to the caucasus and krim) (smaller than Fpp)
F.p. calidus : tundra's in the north of europe (larger than Fpp)

Barbary Falcom (F. pelegrinoides) met twee ssp in WP was concidered a ssp
"long time ago".

[Koen Verhoeyen]

Extra info : world ssp
Subspecies and Distribution (White 1994)

F. p. tundrius Arctic tundra of North America, from Alaska to Greenland.
F. p. anatum North America south of the tundra to North Mexico.
F. p. pealei Coastal western North America from Washington to Alaska and
through the Aleutian and Commander Islands.
F. p. cassini West South America from Ecuador south through Bolivia and northern Argentina
to south Chile, Tierra del Fuego, and the Falkland Islands.
F. p. japonensis Northeastern Siberia south to Kamchatka and Japan.
F. p. furuitii Volcano Island and possibly Bonin Island.
F. p. calidus Eurasian tundra from Lapland to Siberia.
F. p. peregrinus Eurasia south of the tundra and north of the Pyrenees, Balkans, and Himalayas
and from the British Isles to far eastern Russia.
F. p. brookei Southern France, Spain, and coastal north Africa through the Mediterranean and Caucasus.
F. p. babylonicus Asia from eastern Iran to Mongolia.
F. p. pelegrinoides Canary Islands east through inland North Africa to Iraq and possibly Iran.
F. p. madens Cape Verde Islands.
F. p. minor Sub-Saharan Africa and north into extreme southern Morocco.
F. p. radama Madagascar and Comoro Islands.
F. p. peregrinator Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka east to southeast China.
F. p. ernesti Indonesia and Philippines east to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.
F. p. nesiotes Vanuatu and New Caledonia east to Fiji.
F. p. macropus Australia except southwest.
F. p. submelanogenys Southwestern Australia

in this list Barbary F. is still ssp of perigrine,
should be, by current ideas
F. pelegrinoides - species level and with F.p. babylonicus as a
ssp of F. pelegrinoides.

[Joost Brandsma]

:) thanks for the swift reply and the information Koen!

J.

[Dale Forbes]

Extra info : world ssp
Subspecies and Distribution (White 1994)

F. p. tundrius Arctic tundra of North America, from Alaska to Greenland.
F. p. anatum North America south of the tundra to North Mexico.
F. p. pealei Coastal western North America from Washington to Alaska and
through the Aleutian and Commander Islands.
F. p. cassini West South America from Ecuador south through Bolivia and northern Argentina
to south Chile, Tierra del Fuego, and the Falkland Islands.
F. p. japonensis Northeastern Siberia south to Kamchatka and Japan.
F. p. furuitii Volcano Island and possibly Bonin Island.
F. p. calidus Eurasian tundra from Lapland to Siberia.
F. p. peregrinus Eurasia south of the tundra and north of the Pyrenees, Balkans, and Himalayas
and from the British Isles to far eastern Russia.
F. p. brookei Southern France, Spain, and coastal north Africa through the Mediterranean and Caucasus.
F. p. babylonicus Asia from eastern Iran to Mongolia.
F. p. pelegrinoides Canary Islands east through inland North Africa to Iraq and possibly Iran.
F. p. madens Cape Verde Islands.
F. p. minor Sub-Saharan Africa and north into extreme southern Morocco.
F. p. radama Madagascar and Comoro Islands.
F. p. peregrinator Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka east to southeast China.
F. p. ernesti Indonesia and Philippines east to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.
F. p. nesiotes Vanuatu and New Caledonia east to Fiji.
F. p. macropus Australia except southwest.
F. p. submelanogenys Southwestern Australia

in this list Barbary F. is still ssp of perigrine,
should be, by current ideas
F. pelegrinoides - species level and with F.p. babylonicus as a
ssp of F. pelegrinoides.

Koen, do you know of any good online sources with detailed info on how to tell the various subspecies apart? (preferably with photos too if possible)

[jerkin]

If your not to politically correct try the International falconry forum,some great threads on Peregrine sub species and loads of quality photos and details of performance compared to other races of peregrine I doubt you will find as much detailed information on hear or elsewhere on the net.Best of luck in finding info on a fascinating subject and be care full you don't get Terminal Peregrineitus