Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus / בז נודד

The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) is a playable bird in Wingsy: Avian Adventures. Climbs high above a flock, locks onto one flying bird and tucks into a stoop - the fastest dive of any animal - to strike it in mid-air.

Peregrine Falcon perched, the 3D model from the game — The 3D model. This is the same model you fly in the game. Drag to turn it.

Peregrine Falcon gliding, the 3D model from the game — The 3D model. This is the same model you fly in the game. Drag to turn it.

Field notes

Scientific name	Falco peregrinus
Hebrew name	בז נודד
Wingspan	1 m
Weight	800 g
Top speed (in game)	105 km/h
Dive speed (in game)	320 km/h
Eats	birds
Ancestral nest	Ledge on the Swallow Ave Mast
Signature mechanic	The stoop
Movement	walks on the ground

How to play the Peregrine Falcon

Climb well above a flock of doves or sparrows and hold R to lock onto one in front of you. Then dive with Shift and hold T to stoop, and hit it fast: below 50 km/h the strike does not land.

R Target Lock: R locks onto a flying sparrow or dove within a 30 degree cone and 140 m ahead. Fly into it fast to make the catch.
T Stoop: Hold T in a dive to tuck harder: drag drops by three quarters and the dive speed rises toward 320 km/h.
C Kek-kek-kek: a harsh "kek-kek-kek".

The real bird

The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest animal on Earth: in a stoop it can pass 300 km/h. It hunts other birds in the air, striking them at speed, and in Israel it is seen along cliffs, cities and migration routes, mostly in winter.

The calls you hear in the game are real recordings from xeno-canto.org, credited in the game's sound credits.