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WoodlandPlatform nestMedium · 182 g
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A small, slim falcon with blackish upperparts and deep rufous underparts with rufous cheek, nape and throat. At close range black streaks can be seen on the throat and flanks. The facial skin and feet are yellow. Juvenile birds are browner above with heavier streaking on the underparts and paler on cheek, nape and throat. Their length is 20 centimetres (7.9 in) and wing span 70 centimetres (28 in).
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When to see the African Hobby
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the African Hobby
The map shades 30 countries with regular records, and 4 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in South Africa, Niger, Equatorial Guinea, Malawi.
About the African Hobby
The African hobby is a small species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae.
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Easily confused with
Laggar FalconFalco juggerThe laggar falcon, also known as the lugger falcon or jugger, is a mid-sized bird of prey which occurs in the Indian subcontinent from extreme southeastern Iran, southeastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, through India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and northwestern Myanmar.
Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniIt is a fairly small, stocky kestrel with a large, square head.
Spotted KestrelFalco moluccensisSpotted kestrels measure 26–32 cm (10–12.5 in) from head to tail, with a wingspan of 59–71 cm (23–28 in).
Side by side: African Hobby vs Malagasy Kestrel
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