BARBARY FALCON:Facts about a smaller relative of the Peregrine!

[@davemyers7507]

Cool 😎 thanks for the update

[@georgeblanco436]

Wink et al. (2004) found that the DNA sequence of the Black Shaheen (F. peregrinus peregrinator) is almost identical to that of the races peregrinus, calidus, minor, and F. pelegrinoides, which is concordant with the conclusions of Kemp and Crowe (1993), based on a morphometric analysis.

[@georgeblanco436]

The two races of the Barbary Falcon, pelegrinoides and babylonicus, are often regarded as subspecies of F. peregrinus (Brown and Amadon 1968, Stresemann and Amadon 1979, Brown et al. 1982, del Hoyo et al. 1994), but many recent authors have followed Vaurie (1961), who treated them as a separate species. Birds breeding on the Canary Islands show haplotypes of both F. p. pelegrinoides and F. peregrinus brookei, according to a preliminary study carried out on Fuerteventura Island (Amengual et al. 1996). Wink et al. (2000) also found low genetic variation (

[@cptbfrank]

The problem comes down to genetics vs taxonomy. Genetically the barbary is a peregrine. Taxonomically though its very distinct. In the falconry community if you breed a peregrine with a barbary we consider it a hybrid.

[@Peregrinus8375]

It is confusing as far as species concepts go as they are very similar yet still quite distinct in a couple of ways. But yes when crossed with a Peregrine they are referred to as a hybrid (Pere/Barb for short by most) even though it could be argued that it is a peregrine just a cross between subspecies 🤷‍♂

[@cptbfrank]

@@Peregrinus8375 we have 6 of them at work. 3/4 peregrine x 1/4 Barbary. 4 females and two males. The males are both around 520g. But the first two females were 850g, about average to small anatum size females and the second two females are only 720g. Noticably smaller. The fathers Barbary showed up much more in the younger sisters. They are quite small but very fast and agile.