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Amur Falcon 
(Cắt Amur, Falco amurensis)

The Amur falcon (Falco amurensis) is a small raptor of the falcon family.

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
amurensis: Amur: The world's ninth-longest river, forming part of the border between the Far East of Russia and Northeastern China, emptying into the Pacific Ocean through the Strait of Tartary, where the mouth of the river faces the northern end of the island of Sakhalin. 

Eurasian hobby 
(Cắt Trung Quốc, Falco subbuteo) or just hobby

The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) or just hobby, is a small, slim falcon of the family Falconidae.

The family has a cosmopolitan distribution across the world, absent only from the densest forests of central Africa, some remote oceanic islands, the high Arctic and Antarctica. 

Traits:
- White-throated;
- Short black moustache;
- Vertical striped underparts;
- Rufous vent;

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
The genus name falco derives from Late Latin falx, falcis, a sickle, referring to the wing profile of the bird.
The species name subbuteo is from Latin sub, "below, less than, under" and buteo, "buzzard".
The species' English name comes from Old French hobé or hobet.

Common kestrel 
(Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel

The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of predatory bird belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae.

Traits:
- Some with blur or clear moustache;
- Bright yellow cere, feet, and narrow eye-rings;

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
The genus name falco derives from Late Latin falx, falcis, a sickle, referring to the wing profile of the bird (or referencing the claws of the bird?).
The species name tinnunculus is Latin for "kestrel" from "tinnulus", "shrill".

Falco, which includes 40 species of falcons, is a genus in the family Falconidae. 

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).

1/ Amur falcon (Cắt Amur, Falco amurensis)
2/ Laggar falcon (Cắt Ấn Độ, Falco jugger), also known as the lugger falcon or jugger 
3/ Oriental hobby (Cắt bụng hung, Falco severus)
4/ Peregrine falcon (Cắt lớn, Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine
5/ Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel
6/ Merlin (Cắt lưng xám, Falco columbarius) 
7/ Eurasian hobby (Cắt Trung Quốc, Falco subbuteo) or just hobby

Laggar falcon 
(Cắt Ấn Độ, Falco jugger), also known as the lugger falcon or jugger 

The laggar falcon (Falco jugger), also known as the lugger falcon or jugger (from Hindi जग्गर — jaggar, "falcon"), is a mid-sized bird of prey in the family Falconidae.

Traits:
- Moustache;
- Long wing, as nearly as reaching tail tip;
- Dark eyelines;

The bird species occurs in the Indian subcontinent from extreme southeastern Iran, southeastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, through India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and northwestern Myanmar.

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
The genus name falco derives from Late Latin falx, falcis, a sickle, referring to the wing profile of the bird (or referencing the claws of the bird?).

Oriental Hobby 
(Cắt bụng hung, Falco severus)

The Oriental hobby (Falco severus) is a species of falcon found in the northern parts of the Indian Subcontinent, across the eastern Himalayas and through Indochina to Australasia.

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
severus Latin severus grim, cruel, stern.

Peregrine falcon (Cắt lớn, Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae.

Falco, Falcon: Hawk, eagle (Late Latin).
In Latin, peregrinus means a foreigner, a stranger, or a traveler from a foreign land, derived from the Latin adverb peregre ("abroad"). It signifies someone "from abroad" or one who journeys over the lands.