New Zealand Falcon
Falco novaeseelandiae
Summary 2
The New Zealand falcon or kārearea (Falco novaeseelandiae) is New Zealand's only endemic falcon and the only remaining bird of prey endemic to New Zealand. Other common names for the bird are bush hawk and sparrow hawk. It is frequently mistaken for the larger and more common swamp harrier.
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- (c) Robin Ducker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/8179532@N03/4081443486
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falco_novaeseelandiae
