New Zealand Falcon

Falco novaeseelandiae 

New Zealand Falcon

 “ The flowers and beauties of life, like the nest of a falcon. ”

– Eostre

Scientific Taxonomy & Character Information

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

Genius: Falco

Species: Falco novaeseelandiae

Descendant: ???

Named by: Johann Friedrich Gmelin

Year Published: 1778

Size: wingspan between 63 cm (25 in) and 98 cm (39 in) and weight rarely exceeding 450 g (16 oz),

Lifespan: 12-15 years

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Time Period: Pleistocene to Holocene

Alignment: Neutral

Threat Level: ★★★★★

Diet: Omnivorous

Elements: Air, combat

Inflicts: Bleeding

Weaknesses: Electric, ice, sound

Casualties: 

Based On: itself

Conservation Status: Least Concern (LC) – IUCN Red List

The New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae; Māori: kārearea or kāiaia, New Zealand Kanji: 鷹, カーレアレ,ア カーヤヤ) is New Zealand's only falcon. Other common names for the bird are bush hawk and sparrow hawk introduced in Earth Responsibly. 

Etymology

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”).


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.

Physical Appearance

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.

Abilities

That is, falcons are flight birds. And that means they possess supremely light, supremely fragile bones. Moreover, much of the rest of their mass is feather, and feathers also are anything but robust.

Ecology

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.

Behavior

An aggressive bird that displays great violence when defending its territory, the New Zealand falcon has been reported to attack dogs as well as people.

Distribution and Habitat

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.


Tamed

The Wingspan National Bird of Prey Center in the Ngongotah 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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