also: まぐそたか
noun
common kestrel
Rare, old-fashioned name for the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). The standard modern Japanese name is チョウゲンボウ (長元坊).
See also: 長元坊
昔はチョウゲンボウのことを馬糞鷹と呼んだらしい。
It seems that in the past, the common kestrel was called 馬糞鷹.
noun
Rare, old-fashioned name for the common buzzard (Buteo buteo). The standard modern Japanese name is ノスリ.
See also: ノスリ
馬糞鷹はノスリの古い呼び名の一つだ。
馬糞鷹 is one of the old names for the common buzzard.
The kanji literally mean 'horse dung hawk', likely from a folk belief or observation about the bird's habits. The exact origin is uncertain.