page_title: New Zealand falcon
section_title: Cultural references
hierarchical_section_title: New Zealand falcon / Relationship with humans / Cultural references
caption_attribution_description: Falco novaeseelandiae English: The New Zealand Falcon in flight, composite image using Hugin, of three frames approx 0.2 seconds apart. Zealandia wildlife sanctuary. Wellington, New Zealand. The Canon 20D max frame rate is about 5 fps so these images a spaced approximately 0.2 seconds apart. Māori: Kārearea
context_page_description: The New Zealand falcon is New Zealand's only falcon. Other common names for the bird are bush hawk and sparrow hawk. It is frequently mistaken for the larger and more common swamp harrier. It is the country's most threatened bird of prey, with only around 3000–5000 breeding pairs remaining.
context_section_description: The New Zealand falcon features on the reverse of the New Zealand $20 note and has twice been used on New Zealand stamps. It was also featured on a collectable $5 coin in 2006.
  The Royal New Zealand Air Force's aerobatic team is called the Black Falcons.
  The proverb "Me te kopae kārearea" or "like the nest of kārearea" means 'rarely seen.'
caption: New Zealand falcon shown in various phases of flight
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