Australian Hobby

Falco longipennis - Petit Faucon

Systematics

Order
:
Falconiformes
Family
:
Falconidés
Genus
:
Falco
Species
:
longipennis

Descriptor

Swainson, 1838

Biometrics

Size
: 35 cm
Wingspan
: 66 à 87 cm.
Weight
: 132 à 420 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) is a species of bird in the Falconidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Falco longipennis longipennis (sw and se Australia, Tasmania)
Falco longipennis hanieli (Lesser Sundas)
Falco longipennis murchisonianus (Australia except sw and se)

Foreign names

Petit Faucon,
Alcotán australiano,
ógea-australiana,
Australbaumfalke,
ausztrál kabasólyom,
Australische Boomvalk,
Lodolaio australiano,
australisk lärkfalk,
Eukalyptusfalk,
sokol dlhokrídly,
ostříž australský,
Australsk Lærkefalk,
australiannuolihaukka,
falcó mostatxut australià,
sokół australijski,
Австралийский чеглок,
Alap-alap australia,
オーストラリアチゴハヤブサ,
姬隼,
姬隼,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Temperate ; Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

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Illustration

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Sources of information

Birds of Australia, Peter Rowland
Birds of Asia and Australia, David Alderton
Raptors of the World, a field guide, Ferguson-Lees James et Christie David
Vol. 1 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot-Jordi Sargatal
ARKive, Christopher Parsons
Avibase, Lepage Denis
Birds in backyards, Birds Australia and Australian Museum
HBW Alive,
Wikipedia (English version),
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest