New Zealand Falcon

From the word "falcon" is from Middle English faucoun, falcon, faulcon, from Old French falcun, from Late Latin falcō (“falcon”), of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falkō (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol̑- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”).

• Singular: falcon

• Plural: falcons

Cognate with Old English *fealca, fealcen (“falcon”), Dutch valk (“falcon, hawk”), German Falke (“falcon, hawk”), Norwegian and Swedish falk (“falcon”), Icelandic fálki (“falcon”), French faucon (“falcon”), Italian falco (“falcon”), Spanish halcón (“falcon”), Portuguese falcão (“falcon”), Latin falco (“falcon”), Lithuanian pálšas (“pale”), Latvian bāls (“pale”), Latgalian buolgs (“pale”). More at fallow.

The New Zealand falcon is slightly over half the size of the swamp harrier, which it usually attacks on sight. It has blackish brown feathers with white patches at their feathers, blackish brown tipped feathers, white to light orange belly feathers, yellow zygodactyl feet, a short hooked beak, a yellow-colored face, and brown-colored eyes. (Unlike the swamp harrier, the New Zealand falcon catches other birds in flight and rarely eats carrion.) The male is about two-thirds the weight of the female. Other common names for the bird are Bush Hawk and Sparrow Hawk. It is frequently mistaken for the larger and more common swamp harrier.

The falcon uses its flight to grab prey that is considerably larger than itself, including ducks or even juvenile hares. It can reach speeds of over 100 km/h. The New Zealand falcon soars to the skies by drawing its wings and legs within its body. After that, it launches itself forward to hit the opponent with its legs or beak.

The kārearea, like the majority of raptors, cannot swim. It doesn't have any specific water-related adaptations. It will, however, stand in shallow water to splash and clean its feathers because it is an enthusiastic bather. A falcon can use its wings to "butterfly stroke" to the shore if it unintentionally lands in deep water while hunting; however, this is a survival strategy rather than a natural skill. The falcon pecks the opponent randomly with its beak.

Falcons in Rapunzel's universe open their mouths and generate a white ball of wind energy in front of their wings and chest. The opponent flinches as it launches several light-blue aerial energy blades from the ball at them. The falcon flies into the opponent, avoiding accuracy checks to consistently hit, and its body is encircled by white streaks with white wind flow.

The New Zealand falcon nests in a scrape in grassy soil or humus in various locations: under a rock on a steep slope or on a rock ledge, among epiphytic plants on a tree branch, under a log or branch on the ground, or on bare ground, making the two or three eggs that they lay vulnerable to predators such as stray cats, stoats, weasels, possums, tanuki, and wild dogs.

In common with other falcons, the prey of the New Zealand falcon is mostly other birds, such as pigeons, parakeets, seabirds, and pheasants. However, it is opportunistic and will also take stoats, hares, and rabbits. It also preys on insects, including cicadas, beetles, and dragonflies. It will sometimes feed on carrion.

Reproduction

• Breeding season: August–January

• Nest:

  • No nest built

  • Eggs laid on cliff ledges, rock scrapes, tree epiphytes, or ground depressions

• Clutch size: 2–4 eggs

• Incubation: ~30–35 days (mostly by female)

• Fledging: ~35–40 days after hatching

• Parental care:

  • Both parents feed chicks

  • Highly defensive during nesting

When defending its area, the bold, aggressive, and brave New Zealand falcon will attack humans or animals that are far larger than it. This falcon is known to dive-bomb hikers, climbers, and drones close to its nests. It was neither friendly nor tame. The New Zealand falcon was incredibly clever and versatile, and it could learn to take advantage of urban prey like pigeons. The falcon was revered in the culture for its strength and bravery more than its friendliness.

According to Maori mythology, a young chief in Whāngāpē sends a message to the Waikato twin girls Reitū and Reipae, whom he wants to marry, via the New Zealand falcon.

Threats

• Habitat loss (forestry, agriculture).

• Secondary poisoning from pest-control toxins.

• Predation of chicks by introduced mammals (rats, stoats, cats).

• Human disturbance during nesting.

Conservation Status

• IUCN Red List: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation Efforts

• Predator control programs.

• Nest protection and monitoring.

• Education campaigns (e.g., warning signs during breeding season).

• Anti-poaching enforcement.

• Rescue and rehabilitation centers.

• Awareness campaigns against illegal pet trade.

The New Zealand falcon is mainly found in heavy bush and the steep high country in the South Island and is rarely seen north of a line through the central area of the North Island. A small population also breeds on the Auckland Islands; the species is known from the Chatham Islands from fossil remains.

• Movement Pattern: Not a Migrant

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Stable

• Population: 

  • Earth: 3000–5000

• Locomotion: Airborne

• Habitat: Montane Grasslands and Shrublands; Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests; Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Salt Flats; Stone Forest; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Mushroom Forests; Mushroom Fields; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests; Air-breathing Coral Reefs; Graveyard Vale; Mountain; Sky; Radiated Citadel; Volcano; Warm Ghost Town; Cold Ghost Town; Ruined Skyscraper.

• Earth: 

  • Extant (Resident): New Zealand

• Berbania/Hirawhassa: ???

• Reinachos/Ityosel: ???

• Sawintir: ???

The Wingspan National Bird of Prey Center in the Ngongota Valley is a captive breeding facility and visitor center. Wingspan undertakes conservation, education, and research activities related to birds of prey found in New Zealand and provides demonstrations of falconry.

Only feeds using raw meat or cooked meat as the main source for falcons. Alternatively, survivors must steal a falcon's egg in order to tame it. When these eggs hatch, the babies must be fed any type of milk, which can be gotten from a variety of sources. Since the survivor is always within 16 radii of the hatching sac, the falcons are automatically domesticated when they hatch from an egg. The falcons can be trained using a whip, any boiled eggs, meat, or fish if they aren't already trained.

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• Berbanian

  • Dairk: Falkona Nju Zilanda

  • Ghesarian: Palkona Nyu Zilanda

  • Corachan: Falkhon Ñu Silanda

  • Dinojerullese: Falkhon de Ñu Silandá

  • Huwepho: Falkon Nyusilanda

• Czech: Ostříž novozélandský

• Danish: Newzealandsk Falk

• Deutsch: Maorifalke

• Elvish

  • Western Elvish: Bellan Njua Zilandá

  • Eastern Elvish: Njua Zilandá Belkeón

• English: New Zealand falcon

• Spanish: Halcón Maorí

• Finnish: Uuden Seelannin Haukka

• Lithuanian: Naujosios Zelandijos sakalas

• Māori: Kārearea, Kārearea ti maori, Kārearea taketake, kāiaia (鷹 / カアレアレア, 鷹 チ マオリ / カアレアレア チ マオリ, 鷹 原, カアレアレア タケタケ, カアヤヤ)

• Nihon: ニュージーランドハヤブサ (Nyūjīrandohayabusa)

• Nederlands: Nieuw-Zeelandse valk

• Norwegian: Maorifalk

• Polish: Sokół nowozelandzki

• Portuguese: Falcão-neozelandês

• Reinachan

  • Distorter: Fá'konâ di Njusiland

  • Kimiato: Hâlkon de Njusilanda

• Russian: Новозеландский чеглок

• Slovak: Sokol jastrabovitý

• Serbian: Novozelandski soko

• Saurfolkic

  • Terran Saurfolk: Poiko Aotearowa

  • Sawintiran Saurfolk: Poikó Aotearowa

• Swedish: Nyzeeländsk falk

• Ukrainian: Сокіл новозеландський

• Thatrollwan

  • Delphian: Akkras de Aotearóa (Аккрас дэ Аотэароа)

  • Delphian Creole: Falkón von Aotearóa (Фалкон вон Аотэароа)

  • Sotovian: Fa'lako Aotearowa (Фаьлако Аотэароўа)

• Türkçe: Yeni Zellanda doğanı

• This is New Zealand's only falcon.

• The first real-life falcon in this century.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_falcon

• https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Falco_novaeseelandiae

• https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Falco_novaezeelandiae.html/classification/?redirected=Falco%20novaeseelandiae

• https://www.fluentin3months.com/japanese-proverbs/

• https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=38FA4FF0101A0886

• http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=143788

• http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/22696476

• https://speciesplus.net/#/taxon_concepts/7672

• https://www.deviantart.com/ognimdo2002/art/New-Zealand-Falcon-945835516