Hayabusa (Falcon) - Hayabusa

Japanese: ハヤブサ(隼) - ハヤブサ

A bird of the falcon family. It has a wingspan of 35 cm, and males are rather small. Its back is dark gray, and its underside is grayish white with rows of dark spots. It is distributed widely around the world, breeding in Japan from Kyushu northward, and some migrate from the north in autumn and winter. Many of them build nests on rocky ledges, and prey on birds on the coast, river basins, and fields. It may also attack feral pigeons in urban areas. It rams its prey from the sky, knocking it down with its feet and capturing it. It is used for falconry. Falcons found in Japan include the larger Gyrfalcon, which migrates from the north as a winter bird, and the smaller Japanese Humpback Falcon, Lesser Kestrel, and Common Kestrel, which breed in Hokkaido and Tohoku. It is classified as endangered (Ministry of the Environment's 4th Red List).
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Japanese:

ハヤブサ科の鳥。翼長35cmで，雄はやや小型。背面は暗灰色，腹面は灰白色で暗色斑が並ぶ。世界に広く分布し，日本では九州以北で繁殖，秋〜冬には北方から渡ってくるものもいる。多くは岩壁の岩棚に巣を作り，海岸，河川流域，原野などで鳥類を捕食。市街地でドバトを襲うこともある。上空から獲物に体当りし，足でけおとして捕らえる。鷹狩に使われる。日本で見られるハヤブサ類には，より大型で北方から冬鳥として渡来するシロハヤブサ，北海道や東北で繁殖する小型のチゴハヤブサ，コチョウゲンボウ，チョウゲンボウなどがある。絶滅危惧II類（環境省第４次レッドリスト）。
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