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)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Grey Kestrel
Falco ardosiaceus
Greater Kestrel
Falco rupicoloides
African Hobby
Falco cuvierii
Fox Kestrel
Falco alopex
Sooty Falcon
Falco concolor
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Hobby in Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Hobby sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Hobby in Lake Nakuru National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Hobby in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.