Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
About the 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. The first formal description of the Eurasian hobby was by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the present binomial name Falco subbuteo. The genus name falco derives from Late Latin falx, falcis, a sickle, referring to the wing profile of the bird. The species name subbuteo is from Latin sub, "below, less than, under" and buteo, "buzzard". The species' English name comes from Old French hobé or hobet. It became the trademark for the Subbuteo games company after its creator, who was an ornithologist, was refused permission to register "Hobby". Two subspecies are recognized:
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Similar species
- American KestrelFalco sparveriusrecording
- Amur FalconFalco amurensisrecording
- Aplomado FalconFalco femoralisprofile
- Australian HobbyFalco longipennisprofile
- Banded KestrelFalco zoniventrisprofile
- Bat FalconFalco rufigularisprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.