Hit green in place for birdie (9,6)

I believe the answer is:

peregrine falcon

'birdie' is the definition.

'hit green in place for' is the wordplay.
'hit' indicates anagramming the letters.
'green'+'in'+'place'+'for'='greeninplacefor'
'greeninplacefor' is an anagram of 'PEREGRINE FALCON'.

(Other definitions for peregrine falcon that I've seen before include "She kills small creatures" , "up in the air?" , "bird?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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