Prairie Falcon

Prairie Falcon

Falco mexicanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Banff National Park

Closest Relatives at Banff National Park

Merlin
LC

Merlin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco columbarius

0–10% · With luck
American Kestrel
LC Endemic

American Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco sparverius

<5% · Rare
🐦 No photo available

Falco atricapillus

Bird

Falco atricapillus

<5% · Rare
Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
2 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
3 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
7 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
14 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
17 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
19 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
20 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
21 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Prairie Falcon in Banff National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Prairie Falcon sighting in Banff National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Prairie Falcon in Banff National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Prairie Falcon in Banff National Park in our monthly data.

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