shaheen falcon (Falco peregrinus peregrinator)बहिरी

shaheen falcon 
(Falco peregrinus peregrinator)
बहिरी 
CTR
Ramnagar
Uttarakhand
April21

This  is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon found mainly in the Indian subcontinent. It has also been described as a migratory subspecies.  Other common names for the subspecies include the black shaheen and Indian peregrine falcon. 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.

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