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There are only 2 raptors on New Zealand (one is a harrier that acts like a buteo), so these birds must take the place of all others. They are super intelligent, and will take anything from a small bird to a cock pheasant on-the-wing. A 600 gram female New Zealand falcon can handle a rabbit up to 5 pounds. The falcon will defend fiercely, and will sometimes threaten while on game. But most of the time the New Zealand will act tamer than a Harris' hawk. As these birds have just been used for falconry in the past couple of years, their potential has yet to be tapped.