peregrine falcon vs falcon

peregrine falcon and falcon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peregrine falcon	Yes	No	No	No
falcon	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, falcon is a hypernym of peregrine falcon; that is, falcon is a word with a broader meaning than peregrine falcon:

peregrine falcon: a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
falcon: diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

peregrine falcon (noun)	falcon (noun)
a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry	diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

peregrine falcon (verb)	falcon (verb)
	hunt with falcons