Eurasian hobby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Eurasian hobby lives – recorded in 66 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Falco subbuteo
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	66 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	24 g (birth weight); 182 g (male organism, adult weight); 240 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Falconiformes
Family	Falconidae

Where does the Eurasian hobby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Eurasian hobby in 66 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, Africa, Hefei.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an Eurasian hobby?

Wikidata records the following for the Eurasian hobby: mass 24 g (birth weight); 182 g (male organism, adult weight); 240 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the Eurasian hobby endangered?

The Eurasian hobby’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Eurasian hobby?

The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) is a bird in the order Falconiformes and the family Falconidae, genus Falco. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eurasian hobby (revision 1366132077), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25876 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).