Shaheen falcon
| Shaheen Falcon | |
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| Shaheen falcon in Ramakkalmedu, Kerala, India. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Falconiformes |
| Family: | Falconidae |
| Genus: | Falco |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | F. p. peregrinator
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| Trinomial name | |
| Falco peregrinus peregrinator Sundevall, 1837
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| Distribution limits based on Döttlinger (2002) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The shaheen falcon (Falco peregrinus peregrinator), also known as black shaheen and Indian peregrine falcon, is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon found mainly in the Indian subcontinent. It has also been described as a migratory subspecies. The word shaheen in these names may also be spelled as shahin. This species was termed as the black shaheen by falconers to separate it from the true shaheen of Persian literature (the Barbary falcon).