Australian Hobby
Falco longipennisSwainson, WJ, 1838
English (US) Australian Hobby
The Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Falconidae (Falcons and Caracaras) in the order Falconiformes.
- Scientific name
- Falco longipennis
- Order
- Falconiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Australian Hobby
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1838
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Falco longipennis hanieli
- Falco longipennis longipennis
- Falco longipennis murchisonianus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1838
- Type locality
- Tasmania.
- Original description
- Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.341
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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