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The Chinese term for 'falcon' is 隼 or (the second reading is now used only in Taiwan). An old word for 'falcon' is 鹘 .
Falco altaicus: Howard & Moore 2003 treat F. altaicus as a morph of F. cherrug milvipes. Where recognised as a species, the Altai Falcon is known as: 阿尔泰隼 'Altai falcon'.
Species names
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SCIENTIFIC & ENGLISH |
CHINESE |
EAST |
SOUTH | NORTH |
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| FALCONINI | ||||||||
| Microhierax | ||||||||
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Other Ch |
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Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
Microhierax
caerulescens |
Collared falconet Red-thighed falconet |
红腿小隼 (紅腿小隼) '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' |
Chim Cắt nhỏ bụng hung 'reddish-bellied small falcon (bird)' (12, 34) |
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| Microhierax melanoleucos |
Pied falconet White-legged falconet |
白腿小隼 (白腿小隼) 'white-legged small falcon' or 小隼 (小隼) 'small falcon' (alt in 1) |
マダラヒメハヤブサ (斑姫隼) madara hime hayabusa 'spotted princess falcon' |
Chim Cắt nhỏ bụng trắng 'white-bellied small falcon (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
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| Falco | ||||||||
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Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
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Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
| Falco naumanni |
Lesser kestrel | 黄爪隼 (黄爪隼) 'yellow-clawed falcon' |
ヒメチョウゲンボウ (姫長元坊) hime chōgenbō 'princess kestrel' |
Зээрд шонхор ᠵᠡᠬᠡᠷᠳ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ zeerd shoŋkhor 'chestnut-coloured falcon1' Inner M: Зээрд шонхор ᠵᠡᠬᠡᠷᠳ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ zeerd shoŋkhor 'chestnut-coloured falcon1' (32) |
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| Falco tinnunculus |
Common kestrel Eurasian kestrel Kestrel |
红隼 (紅隼) 'red falcon' |
(红隼) 紅隼 'red falcon' |
茶隼 (茶鷹) 'tea (brown?) falcon' 红鹰 (紅鷹) 'red hawk' 黄燕 (黃燕) 'yellow swallow' 红鹞子 (紅鷂子) 'red sparrowhawk' |
チョウゲンボウ (長元坊) chōgenbō 'kestrel' |
황조롱이 hwang-jorongi 'yellow sparrowhawk' |
Chim Cắt lưng hung 'reddish-backed falcon (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
Начин шонхор ᠨᠠᠴᠢᠨ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ nachiŋ shoŋkhor 'falcon2 falcon1' Inner M: Шонхор ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ shoŋkhor 'falcon1' (32) |
| Falco vespertinus |
Red-footed falcon Western red-footed falcon |
西红脚隼 (西紅腳隼) 'western red-footed falcon' (2, 4) 红脚隼 (紅腳隼) 'red-footed falcon' (3)  Taxonomy |
ニシアカアシチョウゲンボウ (西赤足長元坊) nishi aka-ashi chōgenbō 'western red-legged kestrel' |
Турамтай шонхор ᠲᠣᠷᠠᠮᠠᠲᠠᠢ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ turamtai shoŋkhor 'turamtai falcon1' Inner M: Улаавар хөлт хүйхнэг ᠣᠯᠠᠪᠢᠷ ᠬᠦᠯᠲᠦ ᠭᠦᠢᠬᠦᠨᠡᠭ ulaavar khölt khüikhneg 'reddish-legged hobby' (31) (Shared with Falco amurensis) |
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| Falco amurensis |
Amur falcon Eastern red-footed falcon Manchurian red-footed falcon Red-legged falcon |
红脚隼 (紅腳隼) 'red-footed falcon' (1, 2, 4, 5) 阿穆尔隼 (阿穆爾隼) 'Amur falcon' (3) Taxonomy |
(红脚隼) 紅腳隼 'red-footed falcon' |
黑花鹞 (黑花鷂) 'black flowery sparrowhawk' 蚂蚱鹰 (螞蚱鷹) 'locust (dial.) hawk' (also F. subbuteo) 青鹰 (青鷹) 'green/blue hawk' 青燕子 'green/blue swallow' 白指甲鹞 (白指甲鷂) 'white nail sparrowhawk' 红腿鴪隼 (紅腿鴪隼) 'red-legged falcon' |
アカアシチョウゲンボウ (赤足長元坊) aka-ashi chōgenbō 'red-legged kestrel' |
비둘기조롱이 bidulgi-jorongi 'pigeon sparrowhawk' |
Chim Cắt Amur 'Amur falcon (bird)' (13) Chim Cắt Amua 'Amur falcon (bird)' (34) |
Амарын шонхор ᠠᠮᠣᠷ ᠦᠨ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ amariŋ shoŋkhor 'Amur falcon1' Inner M: Улаан хөлт хүйхнэг ᠣᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠦᠯᠲᠦ ᠭᠦᠢᠬᠦᠨᠡᠭ ulaaŋ khölt khüikhneg 'red-legged hobby' (32) |
| Falco columbarius |
Merlin | 灰背隼 (灰背隼) 'grey-backed falcon' |
(灰背隼) 灰背隼 'grey-backed falcon' |
コチョウゲンボウ (小長元坊) ko chōgenbō 'small kestrel' |
쇠황조롱이 soe-hwang-jorongi 'small yellow sparrowhawk' |
Chim Cắt lưng xám 'grey-backed falcon (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
Хайргууна шонхор ᠬᠠᠢᠢᠷᠠᠭᠣᠨᠠ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ khairguun shoŋkhor 'khairguun falcon1' Inner M: Хайргууна шонхор ᠬᠠᠢᠢᠷᠠᠭᠣᠨᠠ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ khairguun shoŋkhor 'khairguun falcon1' (32) |
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Chinese (Taiwan) |
Other Ch |
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Vietnamese |
Mongolian |
| Falco subbuteo |
Eurasian hobby Northern hobby Hobby |
燕隼 (燕隼) 'swallow falcon' |
(燕隼) 燕隼 'swallow falcon' |
土鹘 (土鶻) 'dirt falcon' (old name) 儿隼 (兒隼) 'child falcon' 青条子 (青條子) 'green/blue stripe' 虫鹞 (蟲鷂) 'insect sparrowhawk' 蚂蚱鹰 (螞蚱鷹) 'locust (dial.) hawk' |
チゴハヤブサ (稚児隼) chigo hayabusa 'child falcon' |
새홀리기 saeholligi 'hobby' (sae='bird') |
Chim Cắt Trung Quốc 'Chinese falcon (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
Шууман шонхор ᠱᠣᠣᠮᠠᠨ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ shuumaŋ shoŋkhor 'shuuman falcon1' Inner M: Хүйхнэг ᠭᠦᠢᠭᠦᠨᠡᠭ khüikhneg 'hobby' (31, 32) |
| Falco severus |
East Asian hobby | 猛隼 (猛隼) 'savage falcon' |
ミナミチゴハヤブサ (南稚児隼) minami chigo hayabusa 'southern child falcon' |
Chim Cắt bụng hung 'reddish-bellied falcon (bird)' (12, 34) |
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| Falco cherrug |
Saker falcon | 猎隼 (獵隼) 'hunting falcon' |
セーカーハヤブサ (セーカー隼) sēkā hayabusa 'saker falcon' |
헨다손매 hendason-mae 'Henderson (?) hawk' |
Идлэг шонхор ᠢᠳᠡᠯᠭᠡ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ idleg shoŋkhor 'hawk falcon1' (idleg refers to a kind of hawk, identity unclear) Inner M: Идлэг шонхор ᠢᠳᠡᠯᠭᠡ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ idleg shoŋkhor 'hawk falcon1' (idleg refers to a kind of hawk, identity unclear) (32) |
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| Falco rusticolus Falco gyrfalco |
Gyrfalcon Gyr falcon |
矛隼 (矛隼) 'lance falcon' |
海东青 (海東青) 'sea-east-green/blue' (literal) 海青 (海青) 'sea-green/blue' (literal) |
シロハヤブサ (白隼) shiro hayabusa 'white falcon' |
Цагаан шонхор ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ tsagaaŋ shoŋkhor 'white falcon1' Inner M: Цагаан шонхор ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ tsagaaŋ shoŋkhor 'white falcon1' (32) |
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| Falco peregrinus |
Peregrine falcon | 游隼 (遊隼) 'roaming falcon' Taiwan: (游隼) 遊隼 'roaming falcon' Falco pelegrinoides: 拟游隼 (擬遊隼) 'pseudo roaming falcon' (2, 4, 5) Taxonomy |
(游隼) 遊隼 'roaming falcon' Taiwan former alternative: (隼) 隼 'falcon' |
鹘 (鶻) 'falcon' (old) 鸭虎 (鴨虎) 'duck tiger' (old) 鸭鹘 (鴨鶻) 'duck falcon' 花梨鹰 (花梨鷹) 'flowery pear hawk' 黑背花梨鸭 (黑背花梨鴨) 'black-backed flowery pear duck' |
ハヤブサ (隼) hayabusa 'falcon' Falco pelegrinoides: バーバリーハヤブサ (バーバリー隼) bābarii hayabusa 'Barbary falcon' |
매 mae 'hawk' |
Chim Cắt lớn 'large falcon (bird)' (12, 13, 34) |
Эгэл шонхор ᠡᠭᠡᠯ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ egel shoŋkhor 'common falcon1' Inner M: Начин ᠨᠠᠴᠢᠨ nachiŋ 'falcon2' (31, 32) |
中国鸟类种和亚种分类名录大全（修订版） 郑作新 著 科学出版社 北京 2000年
A Complete Checklist of Species and Subspecies of the Chinese Birds (Revised Edition) by Cheng Tso-Hsin, Science Press, Beijing 2000
中国鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2005年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of China Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2005
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世界鸟类分类与分布名录 主编：郑光美 科学出版社 北京 2002年
A Checklist on the Classification and Distribution of the Birds of the World Chief editor: Zheng Guangmei, Science Press, Beijing 2002
世界鸟类名称（拉丁文、汉文、英文对照）第二版 郑作新等 科学出版社 北京 2002年
Birds of the World (Latin, Chinese and English Names) 2nd ed. by Cheng Tso-Hsin et al, Science Press, Beijing 2002
Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999
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