FALCON fôl’ kən. אַיָּ֖ה, falcon [ASV, RSV]; Lev 11:14 KJV, kite; Job 28:7 KJV vulture. See Buzzard. Falcons are among the commonest birds of prey; Pal. has about ten species. These include Peregrine and Lanner, about eighteen inches long; also Kestrel and Lesser Kestrel, Hobby and Red-legged Falcon, eleven to fourteen inches long. These take only living prey; the biggest catch birds up to the size of a Rock Dove, but others take small rodents, lizards and insects. About half breed in Pal.; the others are migrants.