What broader group(s) does a Peregrine Falcons belong to (i.e. its place in the taxonomic hierarchy)? 

 

Taxonomy is the scientific study of naming, defining and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics

There are 2 kingdoms, Animalia for animals and Plantae for Plants

Falcon is an animal

Falcon embryo has left and right sides that are mirror images of each other thus Bilateria as Subkingdom

Anus develops first before the mouth in Falcon thus the infrakingdom Deuterostomia

At some point in life, the Falcon possess a notochord, a dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, and a post-anal tail thus phylum Chordata.

Has 4 limbs thus subphylum Tetrapoda

A Falcon is a bird meaning it has feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton Thus class Aves.

Falconiformes order has the following characteristics-chiefly diurnal flesh-eating birds having short stout hooped bills and strong feet with four toes, the young being helpless at hatching and fed in the nest

Falconidae are medium-sized to large birds of prey (wingspan 55 to more than 125 cm, weight 28 to 2100 g), typically with hooked beaks, large brown eyes and a yellow cere, eyerings and feet.