Bird
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo · Falconidae · Falconiformes
Best monthsMay · Aug–Sepmost records
Records873,456in 86 countries
Most seen inSweden268,660 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Eurasian Hobby in brief
The eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo) is a bird of the Falconidae family — species of bird.
Across the 86 countries we cover it has 873,456 published records, most of them from Sweden, France and the Netherlands. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, August and September and fall to their lowest in January and February.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden268,660 records · best May, Aug
France97,906 records · best May, Sep
Netherlands92,412 records · best May, Aug
United Kingdom88,068 records · best May, Sep
Belgium60,258 records · best May, Aug
Denmark52,705 records · best May, Sep
Spain29,531 records · best May, Sep
Finland22,396 records · best Jun, Aug
Germany20,722 records · best May, Aug
Norway18,839 records · best May, Aug
Russia13,492 records · best Aug, May
Estonia9,233 records · best May, Aug
Türkiye8,959 records · best Sep, May
Israel8,402 records · best Sep, Oct
China6,740 records · best Oct, Sep
Austria5,811 records · best May, Aug
Italy5,383 records · best May, Sep
Portugal5,097 records · best Oct, Sep
Poland5,064 records · best May, Sep
Switzerland4,324 records · best Sep, May
Bulgaria4,246 records · best May, Sep
Taiwan3,774 records · best Oct, Sep
Ukraine3,707 records · best Sep, May
Romania3,619 records · best May, Aug
South Korea3,466 records · best Sep, May
Georgia3,115 records · best Sep, Oct
Greece2,848 records · best May, Apr
Hungary2,783 records · best May, Sep
Czechia2,187 records · best May, Aug
Kazakhstan1,878 records · best May, Jun
Serbia1,694 records · best May, Aug
Iran1,615 records · best Sep, Oct
Zimbabwe1,033 records · best Dec, Nov
Cyprus998 records · best Sep, Oct
Croatia950 records · best May, Sep
Mongolia933 records · best Jun, May
Lithuania779 records · best Aug, Sep
Zambia761 records · best Nov, Dec
Kyrgyzstan749 records · best Jul, Aug
Slovakia733 records · best May, Aug
Slovenia728 records · best Sep, May
Azerbaijan642 records · best Oct, May
United Arab Emirates620 records · best Oct, Sep
Palestine495 records · best Sep, Apr
Morocco426 records · best Apr, May
Latvia425 records · best May, Jun
Belarus349 records · best May, Aug
Uzbekistan321 records · best May, Sep
Oman308 records · best Nov, Oct
Luxembourg303 records · best May, Aug
Malta275 records · best Sep, Apr
Moldova241 records · best May, Apr
Kuwait238 records · best Apr, Sep
North Macedonia206 records · best Sep, Jun
Armenia194 records · best May, Jun
Lebanon191 records · best Sep, Oct
Tajikistan177 records · best Sep, May
Pakistan176 records · best Oct, Sep
Egypt175 records · best Apr, May
Ireland145 records · best May, Jun
Bosnia and Herzegovina117 records · best May, Sep
Montenegro112 records · best Sep, May
Albania92 records · best May, Apr
Saudi Arabia88 records · best Oct, Apr
Jordan79 records · best Aug, Apr
Algeria62 records · best Apr, Aug
Kosovo58 records · best Sep, Aug
Tunisia51 records · best Apr, May
Qatar46 records · best Oct, Sep
Iraq39 records · best Apr, May
North Korea35 records · best May, Jun
Afghanistan28 records · best May, Jul
Djibouti26 records · best Sep, Oct
Syria20 records · best Apr, Oct
Turkmenistan16 records · best Apr, May
Burundi14 records · best Nov, Oct
Bahrain12 records · best Apr, Oct
Iceland11 records · best May, Jul
Andorra10 records · best Jun, Jan
Liechtenstein10 records · best Jun, Apr
Seychelles10 records · best Nov, Jan
Yemen9 records · best Apr, Sep
Libya2 records · best May, Oct
Maldives2 records · best May, Nov
Monaco1 records · best Apr, Jan
San Marino1 records · best Jul, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
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Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus