Falconidae
Họ Cắt

General names

The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.

Note on Vietnamese naming: With the exception of ducks and chickens, it is common for Vietnamese bird names to be preceded by the word Chim meaning 'bird', although it is normally omitted in Vietnamese bird lists. All bird names, whether they include chim or not, can be preceded by the classifier con, which is used for living creatures.

The Vietnamese name for the falcons is Chim cắt. The falconets (Polihierax and Microhierax) are known simply as Chim cắt nhỏ or 'small falcons'.

Culture:

The Vietnamese idiom nhanh như cắt 'quick as a falcon' is equivalent to 'quick as a flash'. The Vietnamese word cắt, pronounced with a short, sharp rise in intonation, gives a greater impression of briskness and speed than English 'falcon'.

Chữ Nôm

Characters used for falconids in the now obsolete Chữ Nôm characters include:

Name	Chữ Nôm Images from the Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation dictionary. (Errors are the sole responsibility of the author of this site)
Cắt

Species names

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FALCONINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		VIETNAMESE		EAST ASIAN		S. E. ASIAN
Polihierax
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Thai	Malaysian	Indonesian
Polihierax insignis	White-rumped Falcon Feilden's Falconet Fauconnet à collier	Chim Cắt nhỏ họng trắng 'white-throated small falcon (bird)'	Cắt nhỏ hông trắng 'white-rumped small falcon (bird)'	白腰侏隼 (白腰侏隼) bái-yāo zhū sǔn 'white-rumped pygmy falcon' (4) 缅甸侏隼 (緬甸侏隼) miǎndiàn zhū sǔn 'Burmese pygmy falcon' (5)	ハイイロヒメハヤブサ (灰色姫隼) hai-iro hime hayabusa 'grey-coloured princess falcon'	เหยี่ยวเล็กตะโพกขาว yìaw lék tà-pʰôok-kʰăaw 'white-rumped small hawk'
Microhierax
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Thai	Malaysian	Indonesian
Microhierax caerulescens	Collared falconet Red-thighed falconet Fauconnet à collier	Chim Cắt nhỏ bụng hung 'reddish-bellied small falcon (bird)'		红腿小隼 (紅腿小隼) hóng-tuǐ xiǎo sǔn 'red-legged small falcon'	モモアカヒメハヤブサ (股赤姫隼) momo-aka hime hayabusa 'red-thighed princess falcon'	เหยี่ยวแมลงปอขาแดง yìaw ma-laeeng-poaa kʰăa-daeeŋ 'red-legged dragonfly hawk'
Microhierax melanoleucos	Pied falconet White-legged falconet Fauconnet noir et blanc	Chim Cắt nhỏ bụng trắng 'white-bellied small falcon (bird)'		白腿小隼 (白腿小隼) bái-tuǐ xiǎo sǔn 'white-legged small falcon' or 小隼 (小隼) xiǎo sǔn 'small falcon' (Alternative in 1)	マダラヒメハヤブサ (斑姫隼) madara hime hayabusa 'spotted princess falcon'
Falco
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Thai	Malaysian	Indonesian
Falco tinnunculus	Common kestrel Eurasian kestrel Kestrel Faucon crécerelle	Chim Cắt lưng hung 'reddish-backed falcon (bird)'		红隼 (紅隼) hóng sǔn 'red falcon' Taiwan: (红隼) 紅隼 hóng zhǔn 'red falcon'	チョウゲンボウ (長元坊) chōgenbō 'kestrel'	เหยี่ยวเคสเตรล yìaw kʰêet-treen 'kestrel hawk' (kʰêet-treen from English 'kestrel')	Burung Helang Kestrel 'kestrel hawk (bird)' (kestrel from English) (26) Burung Falko Padang 'field falcon (bird)' (falko from Latin 'falco') (25) Burung Falko Serani 'Christian falcon (bird)' (serani ~ nasrani from Arabic, formerly also meant 'Portuguese'; falko from Latin 'falco') (24)	Burung Alap-alap Erasia 'Eurasian falcon (bird)' (from Javanese alap-alap 'hawk')
Falco amurensis	Amur falcon Eastern red-footed falcon Manchurian red-footed falcon Red-legged falcon Faucon de l'Amour	Chim Cắt Amur 'Amur falcon (bird)' (13)		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) Taxonomy Taiwan: (红脚隼) 紅腳隼 hóng-jiǎo zhǔn 'red-footed falcon'	アカアシチョウゲンボウ (赤足長元坊) aka-ashi chōgenbō 'red-legged kestrel'	เหยี่ยวตีนแดง yìaw tiin-daeeŋ 'red-footed hawk'	Burung Falco Lalat 'freckled falcon (bird)' (falco, mistake for falko; from Latin 'falco')
Falco columbarius	Merlin Faucon émerillon	Chim Cắt lưng xám 'grey-backed falcon (bird)'		灰背隼 (灰背隼) huī-bèi sǔn 'grey-backed falcon' Taiwan: (灰背隼) 灰背隼 huī-bèi zhǔn 'grey-backed falcon'	コチョウゲンボウ (小長元坊) ko chōgenbō 'small kestrel'	เหยี่ยวเมอร์ลิน yìaw moee-lin 'merlin hawk' (moee-lin from English 'merlin')
Falco subbuteo	Eurasian hobby Northern hobby Hobby Faucon hobereau	Chim Cắt Trung Quốc 'Chinese falcon (bird)'		燕隼 (燕隼) yàn-sǔn 'swallow falcon' Taiwan: (燕隼) 燕隼 yàn-zhǔn 'swallow falcon'	チゴハヤブサ (稚児隼) chigo hayabusa 'child falcon'	เหยี่ยวฮอบบี้ยุโรป yìaw hôaap-bîi yú-rôop 'European hobby hawk' (hôaap-bîi from English 'hobby')	Burung Helang Hobby 'hobby hawk (bird)' (hobby from English) (26) Burung Falko Hobi Utara 'northern hobby falcon (bird)' (falko from Latin 'falco'; hobi from English 'hobby') (25) Burung Falko Utara 'northern falcon (bird)' (falko from Latin 'falco') (24)	Burung Alap-alap Walet 'swiftlet falcon (bird)' (from Javanese alap-alap 'hawk')
Falco severus	Oriental hobby Faucon aldrovandin	Chim Cắt bụng hung 'reddish-bellied falcon (bird)'		猛隼 (猛隼) měng-sǔn 'savage falcon'	ミナミチゴハヤブサ (南稚児隼) minami chigo hayabusa 'southern child falcon'	เหยี่ยวฮอบบี้ yìaw hôaap-bîi 'hobby hawk' (hôaap-bîi from English 'hobby')	Burung Falko Hobi Timur 'eastern hobby falcon (bird)' (falko from Latin 'falco'; hobi from English 'hobby') (25)	Burung Alap-alap Macan 'tiger falcon (bird)' (from Javanese alap-alap 'hawk'; macan = Javanese 'tiger')
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese (incl. Taiwan)	Japanese	Thai	Malaysian	Indonesian
Falco jugger	Laggar falcon Faucon laggar	Chim Cắt Ấn Độ 'Indian falcon (bird)'		印度猎隼 (印度獵隼) yìndù liè-sǔn 'Indian hunting falcon'	ラガーハヤブサ (ラガー隼) ragā hayabusa 'laggar falcon'
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine falcon Faucon pèlerin	Chim Cắt lớn 'large falcon (bird)'		游隼 (遊隼) yóu-sǔn 'roaming falcon' Taiwan: (游隼) 遊隼 yóu zhǔn 'roaming falcon' Former Taiwan alternative: (隼) 隼 zhǔn 'falcon'	ハヤブサ (隼) hayabusa 'falcon'	เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน yìaw pʰee-ree-krin 'peregrine hawk' (pʰee-ree-krin from English 'peregrine')	Burung Helang Peregrine 'peregrine hawk (bird)' (peregrine from English) (26) Burung Falko Peregrin 'peregrine falcon (bird)' (falko from Latin 'falco'; peregrin from English 'peregrine') (25) Burung Falko Belalang 'grasshopper falcon (bird)' (falko from Latin 'falco') (24)	Burung Alap-alap Kawah 'escarpment falcon (bird)' (from Javanese alap-alap 'hawk')

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