- Falconidae - ハヤブサ科 -

General names

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The Japanese word for the falcons is ハヤブサ hayabusa, written with the Chinese character 隼. Unmodified, this refers to the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus).

The name チョウゲンボウ chōgenbō, written 長元坊, is used for several members of the genus Falco, most notably the Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

In Japanese haiku, the Peregrine Falcon, 隼 hayabusa, is a season word for winter.

Species names

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FALCONINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		JAPANESE		CHINESE			KOREAN
Latin	Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru	Japanese	Other J	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Korean
Falco
Falco naumanni	Lesser kestrel Faucon crécerellette Rötelfalke Степная пустельга	ヒメチョウゲンボウ (姫長元坊) hime chōgenbō 'princess chogenbo'		黄爪隼 huáng-zhuǎ sǔn 'yellow-clawed falcon'
Falco tinnunculus	Common kestrel Eurasian kestrel Kestrel Faucon crécerelle Turmfalke Пустельга обыкновенная	チョウゲンボウ (長元坊) chōgenbō 'chogenbo'	マグソダカ (真糞鷹) ma-guso-daka 'true shit hawk'	红隼 (紅隼) hóng sǔn 'red falcon'	紅隼 hóng zhǔn 'red falcon'	茶隼 chá sǔn 'tea falcon' 红鹰 (紅鷹) hóng yīng 'red hawk' 黄燕 huáng yàn 'yellow swallow' 红鹞子 (紅鷂子) hóng yàozi 'red yao'	황조롱이 hwang-jorongi 'yellow sparrowhawk'
Falco amurensis	Amur falcon Eastern red-footed falcon Manchurian red-footed falcon Red-legged falcon Faucon de l'Amour Amurfalke Амурский кобчик	アカアシチョウゲンボウ (赤足長元坊) aka-ashi chōgenbō 'red-legged chogenbo'		红脚隼 (紅腳隼) hóng-jiǎo sǔn 'red-footed falcon' (1, 2, 4, 5) 阿穆尔隼 (阿穆爾隼) Āmū'ěr sǔn 'Amur falcon' (3) Note	紅腳隼 hóng-jiǎo zhǔn 'red-footed falcon'	黑花鹞 (黑花鷂) hēi huā yào 'black flowery yao' 蚂蚱鹰 (螞蚱鷹) màzha-yīng 'locust (dial.) hawk' (also F. subbuteo) 青鹰 (青鷹) qīng yīng 'blue/black hawk' 青燕子 qīng yànzi 'blue/black swallow' 白指甲鹞 (白指甲鷂) bái zhǐjia yào 'white nail yao' 红腿鴪隼 (紅腿鴪隼) hóng-tuǐ yù-zhǔn 'red-legged falcon'	비둘기조롱이 bidulgi-jorongi 'pigeon sparrowhawk'
Falco columbarius	Merlin Faucon émerillon Merlin Дербник	コチョウゲンボウ (小長元坊) ko chōgenbō 'small chogenbo'		灰背隼 huī-bèi sǔn 'grey-backed falcon'	灰背隼 huī-bèi zhǔn 'grey-backed falcon'		쇠황조롱이 soe-hwang-jorongi 'small yellow sparrowhawk'
Latin	Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru	Japanese	Other J	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Korean
Falco subbuteo	Eurasian hobby Northern hobby Hobby Faucon hobereau Baumfalke Чеглок, Обыкновенный чеглок	チゴハヤブサ (稚児隼) chigo hayabusa 'child hayabusa'		燕隼 yàn-sǔn 'swallow falcon'	燕隼 yàn-zhǔn 'swallow falcon'	土鹘 (土鶻) tǔ-hú 'dirt hu' (old name) 儿隼 (兒隼) ér-sǔn 'child falcon' 青条子 (青條子) qīng-tiáozi 'black/green stripe' 虫鹞 (蟲鷂) chóng yào 'insect yao' 蚂蚱鹰 (螞蚱鷹) màzha-yīng 'locust (dial.) hawk'	새홀리기 saeholligi 'saeholligi'
Falco rusticolus Falco gyrfalco	Gyr falcon Faucon gerfaut Gerfalke Кречет	シロハヤブサ (白隼) shiro hayabusa 'white hayabusa'		矛隼 máo-sǔn 'lance falcon'		海东青 (海東青) hǎi-dōng-qīng 'sea-east-black/green' (literal)
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine falcon Faucon pèlerin Wanderfalke Сапсан	ハヤブサ (隼) hayabusa 'hayabusa'		游隼 (遊隼) yóu sǔn 'roaming falcon'	遊隼 yóu zhǔn 'roaming falcon' 隼 zhǔn 'falcon' (former official alternative)	鹘 (鶻) hú 'hu' (old) 鸭虎 (鴨虎) yā-hǔ 'duck tiger' (old) 鸭鹘 (鴨鶻) yā-hú 'duck falcon' 花梨鹰 (花梨鷹) huā-lí yīng 'flowery pear hawk' 黑背花梨鸭 (黑背花梨鴨) hēi-bèi huā-lí yā 'black-backed flowery pear duck'	매 mae 'hawk'
Latin	Eng, Fr, Ger, Ru	Japanese	Other J	Chinese	Chinese (Taiwan)	Other Ch	Korean

Falconidae / ハヤブサ科 (Hayabusa-ka)

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