Oriental Hobby

Falco severus

Description

Falco severus is a species of eagle that is typically 27–30 cm long. Adult individuals are chestnut on the underside, bluish-grey on top with a black hood and pale throat, juveniles have black stripes on the chest and a mottled back.

Population Size

-

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

27 – 30 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Ca

Carnivore

Di

Diurnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Falconiformes

FAMILY

:

Falconidae

GENUS

:

Falco

SPECIES

:

Falco severus

Distribution

Its main habitat is lowland forest areas.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : It can be found in the northern part of the Indian Subcontinent, across the eastern Himalayas and stretching south through Indochina to Australasia.

Habits and Lifestyle

This species is active during the day or diurnal

Lifestyle

Arboreal and diurnal

Biome

Lowland forest

Climate Zone

Tropical and subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

A group of carnivorous animals whose main prey is insects and birds.

Diet : Carnivorous

Mating Habits

The breeding season is not known, but usually nests in former nests of other birds either in trees, on the edge of buildings or on cliffs.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

In the IUCN red list, it is included in the LC (least concern) category.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Falco severus on iNaturalis article