Peregrine Falcon

When in its hunting dive, the Peregrine falcon is the fastest bird – in fact, the fastest animal – on Earth. 

So far, no bird known can match the flying speed of a Peregrine falcon in its hunting dive. The Peregrine falcon is the fastest bird – and in fact the fastest animal on Earth – when in a dive. As it executes this dive, the Peregrine falcon soars to a great height, then dives steeply at speeds of over 389 km per hour.