Falconidae / 隼科 (Zhǔn kē)

隼科 Sǔn kē ハヤブサ科 Hayabusa ka 매과 Mae-gwa Họ Cắt

General names

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The Chinese term for 'falcon' is 隼 zhǔn or sǔn. An old word for 'falcon' is 鶻 hú.

Species names

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FALCONINAE
SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH		CHINESE			JAPANESE		OTHER
Latin	English	Chinese (Taiwan)	Chinese (Mainland)	Other Ch	Japanese	Other J	Korean	Vietnamese
Falco
Falco tinnunculus	Common kestrel Eurasian kestrel Kestrel	紅隼 hóng zhǔn 'red falcon'	紅隼 hóng sǔn 'red falcon'	茶隼 chá sǔn 'tea falcon' 紅鷹 hóng yīng 'red hawk' 黄燕 huáng yàn 'yellow swallow' 紅鷂子 hóng yàozi 'red yao'	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'	황조롱이 hwang-jorongi 'yellow sparrowhawk'	Cắt lưng hung 'reddish-backed falcon'
Falco amurensis	Amur falcon Eastern red-footed falcon Manchurian red-footed falcon Red-legged falcon	紅腳隼 hóng-jiǎo zhǔn 'red-footed falcon'	紅腳隼 hóng-jiǎo sǔn 'red-footed falcon' (1, 2, 4, 5) 阿穆爾隼 Āmū'ěr sǔn 'Amur falcon' (3) Note	黑花鷂 hēi huā yào 'black flowery yao' 螞蚱鷹 màzha-yīng 'locust (dial.) hawk' (also F. subbuteo) 青鷹 qīng yīng 'blue/black hawk' 青燕子 qīng yànzi 'blue/black swallow' 白指甲鷂 bái zhǐjia yào 'white nail yao' 紅腿鴪隼 hóng-tuǐ yù-zhǔn 'red-legged falcon'	アカアシチョウゲンボウ (赤足長元坊) aka-ashi chōgenbō 'red-legged chogenbo'		비둘기조롱이 bidulgi-jorongi 'pigeon sparrowhawk'	Cắt Amur 'Amur falcon' (13)
Falco columbarius	Merlin	灰背隼 huī-bèi zhǔn 'grey-backed falcon'	灰背隼 huī-bèi sǔn 'grey-backed falcon'		コチョウゲンボウ (小長元坊) ko chōgenbō 'small chogenbo'		쇠황조롱이 soe-hwang-jorongi 'small yellow sparrowhawk'	Cắt lưng xám 'grey-backed falcon'
Falco subbuteo	Eurasian hobby Northern hobby Hobby	燕隼 yàn-zhǔn 'swallow falcon'	燕隼 yàn-sǔn 'swallow falcon'	土鶻 tǔ-hú 'dirt hu' (old name) 兒隼 ér-sǔn 'child falcon' 青条子 qīng-tiáozi 'black/green stripe' 蟲鷂 chóng yào 'insect yao (sparrowhawk)' 螞蚱鷹 màzha-yīng 'locust (dial.) hawk'	チゴハヤブサ (稚児隼) chigo hayabusa 'child hayabusa'		새홀리기 saeholligi 'saeholligi'	Cắt Trung Quốc 'Chinese falcon'
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine falcon	遊隼 yóu zhǔn 'roaming falcon' 隼 zhǔn 'falcon' (former official alternative)	遊隼 yóu sǔn 'roaming falcon'	鶻 hú 'hu' (old) 鴨虎 yā-hǔ 'duck tiger' (old) 鴨鶻 yā-hú 'duck falcon' 花梨鷹 huā-lí yīng 'flowery pear hawk' 黑背花梨鴨 hēi-bèi huā-lí yā 'black-backed flowery pear duck'	ハヤブサ (隼) hayabusa 'hayabusa'		매 mae 'hawk'	Cắt lớn 'large falcon'
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