Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderFalconiformes (Falcons and Caracaras)
- FamilyFalconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
- GenusFalco (Typical Falcons)
- SpeciesFalco subbuteo (Eurasian Hobby)
The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo), or just hobby, is a small, slim falcon. It belongs to a group of similar falcons often considered a subgenus of Falco. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park
Grey Kestrel
Falco ardosiaceus
Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicquera
Dickinson's Kestrel
Falco dickinsoni
African Hobby
Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus
Sooty Falcon
Falco concolor
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
African Pygmy Falcon
Polihierax semitorquatus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Eurasian Hobby at Mikumi National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there