Peregrine falcon vs Wandering albatross
They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Peregrine falcon in Falconiformes, Wandering albatross in Procellariiformes.
Photo: Georges Lignier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a peregrine falcon and a wandering albatross?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- They share the class Aves but sit in different orders: Peregrine falcon in Falconiformes, Wandering albatross in Procellariiformes.
- The peregrine falcon is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the wandering albatross is Vulnerable.
- They have been recorded in 23 of the same countries (the peregrine falcon in 229 in total, the wandering albatross in 33). Shared records include zoos, so this does not mean they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Peregrine falcon | Wandering albatross | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Falco peregrinus | Diomedea exulans |
| Family | Falconidae | Diomedeidae |
| Order | Falconiformes | Procellariiformes |
| Weight | Not recorded | 7.27 kg – 9.11 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Main food | pigeon, gull, duck, passerines | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Vulnerable |
| Countries recorded | 229 | 33 |
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