Eurasian Hobby
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Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Vanoise National Park
4 Verified sightings at Vanoise 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 Vanoise National Park

Common Kestrel
LC Endemic

Common Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco tinnunculus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Merlin
LC

Merlin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco columbarius

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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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