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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Greater Kestrel
Falco rupicoloides
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Grey Kestrel
Falco ardosiaceus
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
African Hobby
Falco cuvierii
Amur Falcon
Falco amurensis
Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicquera
Sooty Falcon
Falco concolor
African Pygmy Falcon
Polihierax semitorquatus
📅 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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Hobby sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 124 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Eurasian Hobby in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
March has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Hobby in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.