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Falco peregrinus
Peregrine Falcon
Canyonlands National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Peregrine Falcon
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Falconiformes, Family Falconidae, Genus Falco, Species Falco peregrinus


Management Tags:
Management Priority


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:		UT: SGCN
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4
NatureServe State Rank:		UT: S2
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 11 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Acadia National Park	Alagnak Wild River
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Arches National Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Badlands National Park
Bandelier National Monument	Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big Hole National Battlefield	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Biscayne National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bryce Canyon National Park	Buck Island Reef National Monument
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Krusenstern National Monument	Cape Lookout National Seashore
Capitol Reef National Park	Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument	Catoctin Mountain Park
Cedar Breaks National Monument	Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Channel Islands National Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chiricahua National Monument	City Of Rocks National Reserve
Colonial National Historical Park	Colorado National Monument
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Curecanti National Recreation Area
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Death Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Denali National Park and Preserve
Devils Tower National Monument	Dinosaur National Monument
Dry Tortugas National Park	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Effigy Mounds National Monument	El Malpais National Monument
El Morro National Monument	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Washington Park
Fossil Butte National Monument	Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve	Glacier National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Grand Teton National Park	Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
Great Basin National Park	Great Falls Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Gulf Islands National Seashore
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Haleakala National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hovenweep National Monument
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument	Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Kobuk Valley National Park	Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
Lake Mead National Recreation Area	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lava Beds National Monument
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Mesa Verde National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Montezuma Castle National Monument
Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial	National Capital Parks-East
National Mall and Memorial Parks	Natural Bridges National Monument
Navajo National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Niobrara National Scenic River	Noatak National Preserve
North Cascades National Park	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Olympic National Park	Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Padre Island National Seashore	Parashant National Monument
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pinnacles National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Redwood National Park	Rock Creek Park
Rocky Mountain National Park	Saguaro National Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shenandoah National Park	Sitka National Historical Park
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument	Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Timpanogos Cave National Monument	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tonto National Monument	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Tuzigoot National Monument
Valles Caldera National Preserve	Vicksburg National Military Park
Virgin Islands National Park	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wind Cave National Park	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve
Wupatki National Monument	Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park	Yucca House National Monument
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve	Zion National Park


Last Modified Date:	5/15/2006

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