noun
gyrfalcon
A large falcon of the Arctic, Falco rusticolus. In Japanese, typically written in katakana as シロハヤブサ.
シロハヤブサは北極圏に生息する大型のハヤブサです。
The gyrfalcon is a large falcon that lives in the Arctic region.
Standard katakana spelling for this bird name.
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.
Compound of 白 (しろ, 'white') + ハヤブサ (はやぶさ, 'falcon'), referring to the pale plumage of the gyrfalcon.