Another great Roger Brent Smith photo taken in Waikanae. “Scientists call it: Falco novaeseelandiae. Māori have many names for the New Zealand falcon including: kārearea, kārewarewa, kāiaia, kāuaua, kāeaea, kārewarewa, Tawaka and Kakarapiti. Others know the falcon as the: bush hawk, sparrow hawk or quail hawk.” — wingspan.co.nz
Waikanae Watch 
Wouldn’t the name NZ falcon be simple
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It is — One name rather than many.
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It’s a buzzard, it generally eats carrion. It’s not an eagle it’s nothing special or uniqie ro nz, move on.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_buzzard
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