African Hobby

Falco cuvierii - Faucon de Cuvier

Faucon de Cuvier
adult
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Falconiformes

  • Family
    :

    Falconidés

  • Genus
    :

    Falco

  • Species
    :

    cuvierii

Descriptor

Smith, A, 1830

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 31 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 60 à 73 cm.
  • Weight
    : 125 à 224 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Faucon de Cuvier
adult
Faucon de Cuvier

African Hobby (Falco cuvierii) is a species of bird in the Falconidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Faucon de Cuvier,
  • Alcotán africano,
  • ógea-africana,
  • Afrikabaumfalke,
  • afrikai kabasólyom,
  • Afrikaanse Boomvalk,
  • Lodolaio africano,
  • afrikansk lärkfalk,
  • Termittfalk,
  • sokol hrdzavobruchý,
  • ostříž africký,
  • Afrikansk Lærkefalk,
  • afrikannuolihaukka,
  • Afrikaanse Boomvalk,
  • falcó mostatxut africà,
  • sokół afrykański,
  • Африканский чеглок,
  • アフリカチゴハヤブサ,
  • 非洲隼,
  • afrikansk lärkfalk,
  • 非洲隼,

Voice song and call

Faucon de Cuvier
adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Faucon de Cuvier

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Savanna : Dry ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Other sources of interest

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