Caracaras, Falcons

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

The Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) is a 208 g woodland bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It migrates.

Family

Caracaras, Falcons

Order

Falconiformes

Weight

208 g

Habitat

Woodland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

84

Recorded in Sweden, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Germany, Norway, Russia, Estonia, Turkey, Israel, China, Austria, India, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Switzerland, Bulgaria, South Africa, Taiwan, Ukraine, Romania, Republic of Korea, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Czechia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Serbia, Iran, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Cyprus, Croatia, Mongolia, Hong Kong, Nepal, Lithuania, Zambia, Kyrgyzstan, Slovakia, Slovenia, Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates, Japan, Palestine, Morocco, Latvia, Namibia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Oman, Luxembourg, Malta, Thailand, Moldova, Kuwait, United States, Botswana, Bhutan, Malawi, North Macedonia, Ethiopia, Armenia, Lebanon, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Egypt, Australia, Ireland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Rwanda, eSwatini, Bosnia and Herz., Åland, Montenegro, Bangladesh.

Where to see it: Buskett Gardens (Malta); Sakhalvasho Raptor Watchpoint (Georgia); Bardena · Galugah Raptor Count Site · سایت شمارش پرندگان شکاری (Iran); Ала Арча Улуттук Парк (жалпы район, мүмкүн болсо, конкреттүү жерди колдонуңуз) [Ala Archa National Park (general area, please use a more specific location if possible)] (Kyrgyzstan); Hyangsan (Dem. Rep. Korea).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist