Eurasian Hobby vs Prairie Falcon

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Medium208 gWoodland

Adults are slate-grey above with a dark crown and two short black moustache stripes. The throat is unstreaked white, the thighs and undertail coverts are unstreaked rufous and the rest of the underparts are whitish with black streaks. Close views enable the red "trousers" and vent to be seen. Sexes are similar. Juveniles are generally much browner, with scaled upper parts and streaked buffy thighs and undertail coverts. The hobby has a distinct first-summer plumage. This falcon is 29–36 cm (11–14 in) in length with a wingspan of 74–84 cm (29–33 in) and a weight of 175–285 g (6.2–10.1 oz).

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Recorded by Sonothèque ADVL · Flight call · Carolles, Manche, Normandie, France · CC0

Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0

Prairie Falcon

Falco mexicanus

Large713 gGrassland

Voice: Calls, heard mostly near the nest, are described as repetitive kree kree kree…, kik kik kik…, and the like, similar to the peregrine's call but higher-pitched.

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Photo: U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain

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