Hobby Falco subbuteo [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Accipitriformes
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Family: Falconidae |
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BTO Codes:
HY, HOBBY
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EURING No: 3100 | |
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Number in Britain:
2200 pairs (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder, Passage Visitor
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Subspecies:
subbuteo recorded in Britain (of 2 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
33 cm
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Wingspan: 87 cm |
Weight:
M: 180 g F: 240 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: falco=falcom (from falcis=sickle, ref hooked talons) and L.: sub-=under + buteo=a hawk |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: Eurasia, WINTERS s Eurasia, Africa |
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Habitat:
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Open forest, steppe, farmland |
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Diet:
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Small birds and large insects taken in flight |
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TitBit:
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Known to millions through the table football game, "Subbuteo" got its name because the Hobby was designer Peter Adolph's favourite bird, it means 'smaller than a buzzard'. |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
2200 pairs
in 2000
Note: Best estimate
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First Record:
12th Century
[Fossil evidence from
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Latest Survey:
Clements, R. (2001) British Birds 94:402-408
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Conservation Status:
GREEN
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
41 to 60 thousand pairs
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), Bern(III), Bonn(II), CITES(II)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
42 x 33 mm
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Egg Weight: 24.0 g (of which 8 % is shell) | ||||
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Number of Nest Records:
38
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Clutch Size:
2 - 3 eggs
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2.74 ± 0.73 (1 - 4) N = 185
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Incubation:
29 days
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28.77 ± 1.34 (27 - 31.5) N = 182 | by the: Female (occ. Male) |
Fledging:
30 - 34days
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31.65 ± 3.05 (27 - 37) N = 464 |
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Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
12 Jun (29 May - 2 Jul)
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Number of Broods:
1
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Trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
72
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Adult Survival:
0.745
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Juvenile Survival:
0.470 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
2
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Typical Lifespan:
5
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
14 years 10 months 19 days (set in 2007)
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
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Other Names |
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| Eurasian Hobby | |
| Gaelic: Gormag | Welsh: Hebog yr Ehedydd |
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Danish:
Lærkefalk
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Dutch: Boomvalk |
| Finnish: Nuolihaukka | French: Faucon hobereau |
| German: Baumfalke | Hungarian: Kabasólyom |
| Icelandic: Gunnfálki | Irish: Fabhcún Coille |
| Italian: Lodolaio | Norwegian: Lerkefalk |
| Polish: Kobuz | Portuguese: Ógea |
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Spanish:
Alcotán
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Swedish: Lärkfalk |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Chapman, A. 1999 The hobby Arlequin Press, Chelmsford [598.53 CHA] | |
| Sergio, F. et al. 2001 BWP Update 3:133-156 | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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