gyrfalcon
Largest falcon species
A gyrfalcon is a large Arctic falcon, the biggest of the falcon family.
Prized in falconry for centuries, gyrfalcons hunt birds and small mammals across tundra and coastal cliffs.
Their plumage ranges from white to dark gray.
The gyrfalcon dove after the ptarmigan.
Hooked bird claws
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
flight feathers · primaries · eyrie · aerie · binocular vision · nictitating membrane · hallux · cere
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- GreenlandLargest island on Earth
Svalbard · Nunavut · boreal · ptarmigan · lemming · snowy owl · muskox · Iceland
Animal being hunted
- stoopSmall entry porch
- swoopRapid downward plunge
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
kill · ptarmigan · waterfowl · grouse · hare · dive · ambush · predator
Attached head covering
- jessesFalconry leg restraints
- perchResting spot for birds
- lureThing that tempts
- manningSupplying workers for
quarry · stooping · hunting · mews · cast · bate · imprint · haggard
talons
Hooked bird claws
feathers · flight feathers · primaries · eyrie · aerie · binocular vision · nictitating membrane · hallux · cere · mantle
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
Greenland · Svalbard · Nunavut · boreal · ptarmigan · lemming · snowy owl · muskox · Iceland · Norway
prey
Animal being hunted
strike · kill · ptarmigan · waterfowl · grouse · hare · dive · ambush · predator
hood
Attached head covering
manning · quarry · stooping · hunting · mews · cast · bate · imprint · haggard
peregrine
Roaming, or a falcon
hobby · accipiter · harrier · buzzard · hawk · eagle · osprey · gerfalcon
mottled
Having irregular color patches
powerful · regal · imposing · magnificent · snowy
- Arctic animalsarctic fox, arctic tern, polar bear, musk ox, caribou
- Arctic wildlifepolar bear, arctic fox, arctic tern, snowy owl, muskox
- Falconsperegrine, kestrel, merlin, saker, hobby
- national birdsbald eagle, kiwi, quetzal, condor, Japanese crane
- North American wildlifebald eagle, grizzly bear, moose, gray wolf, pronghorn
- Northern wildlifereindeer, arctic fox, polar bear, lemming, moose
gyrfalconkestrel
Small falcon, aerial hoverer
merlin · sparrowhawk · hobby · peregrine falcon · red-tailed hawk