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Top 5 fastest animals overall (any medium)

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Top speed — Fastest animals

Snapshot · 2026-05-31

  1. 1

    Peregrine Falcon

    ~389 km/h (stoop dive)

  2. 2

    Golden Eagle

    ~240-320 km/h (dive)

  3. 3

    Gyrfalcon

    ~209 km/h (dive)

  4. 4

    White-throated Needletail Swift

    ~169 km/h (level flight)

  5. 5

    Eurasian Hobby

    ~160 km/h