Comprehensive Description
provided by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771
MATERIAL.—Pindai Cave: proximal end of left humerus, distal end of right humerus.
MEASUREMENTS (mm).—Humerus: distal width, 16.7.
COMPARATIVE MATERIAL.—Falco peregrinus, 12 USNM (all from North America).
STATUS.—Extant, uncommon resident, species widespread.
- bibliographic citation
- Balouet, Jean Christophe and Olson, Storrs L. 1989. "Fossil birds from late Quaternary deposits in New Caledonia." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-38. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.469