Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India / CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) — Birds of Prey of Europe & Northern Asia.
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The Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) is a member of the Falconidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 208 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Falconiformes
- Family Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
- Genus Falco
- Species subbuteo
Quick facts
- Weight
- 208 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Falconidae
- Order
- Falconiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Eurasian Hobby is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open woodland, it is highly aerial, spending much of its time on the wing.
Migration
The Eurasian Hobby is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
The Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) is a member of the Falconidae family, within the order Falconiformes. Its range spans Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL widespread.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 208 g, with a wing length of about 26.1 cm and a tail of around 12.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 28.3 million km² — a very large global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Eurasian Hobby?
The Eurasian Hobby is a large bird that weighs around 208 g.
Where does the Eurasian Hobby live?
The Eurasian Hobby is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Eurasian Hobby belong to?
The Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) belongs to the Falconidae family, in the order Falconiformes.
What does the Eurasian Hobby eat?
The Eurasian Hobby is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Eurasian Hobby migrate?
The Eurasian Hobby is migratory, making regular seasonal journeys between its breeding and non-breeding ranges.
Is the Eurasian Hobby endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Eurasian Hobby make?
1 real field recording of the Eurasian Hobby — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Eurasian Hobby's range?
The Eurasian Hobby has a mapped global range of about 28.3 million km².
Conservation
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