The common swift may not have a fancy name, but these small birds are marvels of velocity. Regularly cruising around 110kph ...

Explore the world’s fastest birds of prey, from falcons to eagles, and learn how extreme speed and high-velocity make them ...

The white-throated needletail (a type of swift) is the world's fastest bird in level flight, capable of cruising at around ...

Falcons are known to be fast and powerful predatory birds. However, the peregrine falcon stands in a class by itself. The peregrine falcon is so fast that scientists had to create a computer model to ...

Three peregrine falcons sit in a nest box Muscatine Power and Water along the Mississippi River. This box has seen 23 baby falcons fledged. From 1959-1989 there were no peregrine falcons found in the ...

The Golden Eagle is the world's second-fastest bird, reaching incredible dive speeds of around 200 mph.