Caracaras, Falcons

Oriental Hobby

Falco severus

The Oriental Hobby (Falco severus) is a 201 g forest bird that eats mostly other vertebrates. It migrates.

Family

Caracaras, Falcons

Order

Falconiformes

Weight

201 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

16

Recorded in India, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Bhutan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Solomon Is., Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Bangladesh, Australia, ZZ.

Where to see it: Makira West near Anuta (Solomon Islands); Mount Victoria (Myanmar); Queen Elizabeth National Park · Mt. Austin (Solomon Islands); Imburanu (Solomon Islands); Doi Pha Hom Pok NP · Doi Lang (W), AKA Doi San Ju* (general area) (Thailand).

Photo: (c) Brodie Cass Talbott, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist