Shaheen falcon

The shaheen falcon (Falco peregrinus peregrinator) is also known as the Indian peregrine falcon,^[2] Other names are the black shaheen, Pakistani shaheen, or simply the shaheen.^[3]

Shaheen falcon
Territorial bird of Gilgit-Baltistan, Symbol of Pakistan Air Force
Conservation status
Vulnerable[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Falconiformes
Family:	Falconidae
Genus:	Falco
Species:	F. peregrinus
Subspecies:	Falco peregrinus peregrinator

It is a non-migratory subspecies of the peregrine falcon found mainly in hilly and mountainous regions of the Indian subcontinent and the nearby island of Sri Lanka.^[4] In Pakistani literature, the shaheen has a special association with the poetry of the country's national poet, Allama Muhammad Iqbal. The Pakistan Air Force has as a symbol and in Gilgit-Baltistan it is the unofficial bird of the region.