Record #00214Nature archive
World's Fastest Diving Bird
The bird speed record measured in a diving stoop.
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Current Record
about320km/h
Current record value
- Holder
- Peregrine Falcon
- Location
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- Start date
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- Record status
- Verified · currentReport an issue
Overview
Archive NotePeregrine falcons enter high-speed stoops while hunting and are recognized as the fastest-diving birds.
Peer-reviewed research commonly cites dive speeds of up to about 320 km/h. In a special 1999 high-altitude experiment, the trained peregrine Frightful was directly recorded at 242 mph (about 389.46 km/h); that experimental peak is retained as a supporting fact rather than the main Entry value.
Record history
1 Milestones- about 320 km/hPeregrine FalconCurrent Record
Sources
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