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| Falco subbuteo |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Family: Falconidae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Eurasian hobby |
Faucon hobereau |
Alcotán europeo |
Baumfalke |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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ssp. Streichi sedentary |
Mostly migratory, but streichi sedentary; wintering generally rare in Palearctic, e.g. small numbers in S Japan.
Mainly winters in Africa, with bulk of numbers in S third of continent, arriving mainly in Nov; E birds in S &
SE Asia, especially Indian Subcontinent; also in S China, alongside resident population; recorded S to Java and
Timor. Normally returns to breeding areas in late Apr and May, mostly leaving in Aug-Sept. Migrates on broad
fronts. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: East Asia, Europe, North Africa, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West
& Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |