Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Description

Falco subbuteo adults dark gray upper body with a dark crown and two short black whisker stripes. The white throat is not striped, the thighs and lower tail feathers are not striped. The other underside is whitish with black stripes. Juveniles are much more brown in color with a scaly upper body and striped thighs.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

Male 131-232; female 141-340 g

LENGTH

29-36 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Falconiformes

FAMILY

:

Falconidae

GENUS

:

Falco

SPECIES

:

Falco subbuteo

Distribution

Falco subbuteo can be found in lowland forests, agricultural land, swamps, and savanna.

Geography

Continent : Asia, Africa, Europe

Country : Angola, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Congo, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya , Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Romania, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Austria, Armenia, Albania, Belgium, Croatia, Czech, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Kuwait, Qatar, Arab Saudi, United Arab Emirates, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.

Habits and Lifestyle

Falco subbuteo is one of the birds of prey that is reliable, brave, curious, and good at acrobatics. Live alone or in pairs.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Falco subbuteo are insectivorous birds such as dragonflies, small birds, and bats.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season of this bird is unknown, the female lays 2-4 eggs, which are brown with dark brown spots. The incubation period is about 28 days.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : 28 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2-4 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird population is declining but not close to the threshold of vulnerability, so it is categorized as a species of Least Concern in the IUCN Redlist.

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Reference

  1. Alap-alap Walet dalam Artikel Wikipedia
  2. Eurasian Hobby on the Wikipedia Article
  3. Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo on the IUCN Redlist