🦉 Great horned owl vs Peregrine falcon 🦅
The great horned owl is a bit bigger than the peregrine falcon. The great horned owl weighs about one and a half times as much as the peregrine falcon.
| Row | 🦉 Great horned owl | 🦅 Peregrine falcon |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed We don't have a checked number for the great horned owl yet. | no checked number yet | 200 mph322 km/h1 |
| Weight The great horned owl weighs about one and a half times as much as the peregrine falcon. | 2.2 to 3.8 lb998 g to 1.7 kg2 | 1.1 to 3.1 lb500 g to 1.4 kg3 |
| Lives The peregrine falcon usually lives about one and a half times as long as the great horned owl. | 13 to 15 years13 to 15 years2 | 20 years20 years3 |
| Eats Both eat meat. | mice, rabbits, birds and even skunks | other birds, such as pigeons and ducks |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | forests, deserts and towns across North America and into South America | every continent except Antarctica, on cliffs, coasts and tall city buildings |
Which one? Great horned owl or peregrine falcon
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the great horned owl yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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The link carries only the two animals’ names: peabody.kids/animals/compare/great-horned-owl-vs-peregrine-falcon
Where these numbers come from
- National Park Service, Denali and Yukon-Charley Rivers, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Golden Spike, checked 30 October 2026.
- USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System, checked 30 October 2026.
- National Park Service, Bryce Canyon, checked 30 October 2026.