Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderFalconiformes (Falcons and Caracaras)
FamilyFalconidae (Falcons and Caracaras)
GenusFalco (Typical Falcons)
SpeciesFalco subbuteo (Eurasian Hobby)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Plitvice Lakes National Park

2 Verified sightings at Plitvice Lakes National Park From 2019 to 2026

2,814 Verified sightings across all 82 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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: F. s. subbuteo: the nominate race is resident in Africa, Europe and Central and East Asia, winters in Central and South Africa and South Asia F. s. streichi: described by Ernst Hartert and Oscar Neumann in 1907, is smaller and is a resident species from Myanmar to south China and north Indochina.

Adults are slate-grey above with a dark crown and two short... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Plitvice Lakes National Park

LC Endemic

Falco tinnunculus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Falco vespertinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
2	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
3	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
5	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
6	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~10%
7	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
8	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
9	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
10	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	~10%
11	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~10%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
13	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~10%
14	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
16	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
17	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	<5%
18	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
19	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
20	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
21	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	<5%
22	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
23	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
24	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
25	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
26	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
27	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
28	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
29	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
30	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
31	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
32	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
34	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
35	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
36	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
37	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
38	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	<5%
39	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
40	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
41	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
42	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
43	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
44	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
45	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
46	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
47	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
48	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
49	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	<5%
50	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
51	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
52	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
53	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
54	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
55	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
56	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
57	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
58	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
59	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
60	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
61	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
62	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	Insufficient data
63	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
64	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
65	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	Insufficient data
66	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
67	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
68	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
69	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
70	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
71	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
72	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data
73	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
74	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
75	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
76	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
77	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
78	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
79	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
80	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
81	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
82	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data

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