"Pacha" Gyr x Peregrine falcon

Pacha  was born in captivity in the spring of 2006.  A hybrid between a Gyr falcon and a Peregrine falcon. One of the reasons to create hybrid falcons for falconry is mainly to get the best of the two species on one.

The Gyr falcon : Known as the largest falcon, the way gyrfalcons hunt is by direct pursuit, their endurance on a chase makes them unique. But there is a disadvantage, because they come from arctic temperatures they are susceptible to warmer weather, fatigue or  stress can trigger  a respiratory problem called "Aspergillosis" that can kill these falcons.

The peregrine falcon does well in warmer weather and is less prone to that particular illness, they also naturally hunt their prey by diving  to it from high altitudes.

This Hybrid takes the large size from the gyrfalcon so it can handle bigger prey and it can also handle stress and warmer weather much better. 

"Pacha"  was a falconry bird for over 5 years, then he worked doing bird control in Cherry farms for 3 years then got recruited at the school. Pacha is a very aggressive falcon towards quarry thats why we chose him for our hunts.