Eurasian hobby
Falco subbuteo
CommonPhoto: Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0
Birdcarnivore
The hobby is a sleek, swift little falcon found across parts of Europe and Asia. With its slender build and pointed wings, it's built for speed and agility in flight. These birds often snatch insects and small birds right out of the air.
- A type of falcon with long, narrow wings for fast flying.
- Catches most of its food while in mid-air.
- Part of a group of closely related falcon species.
ForestGrasslandWetlandEuropeAsia
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- Classification
- Bird
- Scientific name
- Falco subbuteo
- Habitat
- Forest, Grassland, Wetland
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)