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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal	Australian Hobby	African Pygmy-falcon
Wissenschaftlicher Name	Falco longipennis	Polihierax semitorquatus
Ordnung	Falconiformes	Falconiformes
Familie	Falconidae	Falconidae
Erhaltungsstatus	Least Concern	Least Concern
Länge	—	—
Flügelspannweite	51,0 cm (20.1 in)	23,1 cm (9.1 in)
Gewicht	255,5 g (9.01 oz)	60,7 g (2.14 oz)
Ernährung	--	--
Gelegegröße	2-4	2-4
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Australian Hobby only

🌲 Forest

African Pygmy-falcon only

🌾 Grassland

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Australian Hobby

Least Concern

African Pygmy-falcon

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About These Birds

Australian Hobby

The Australian Hobby is a small, fast falcon found throughout Australia in open woodland, grassland, and along rivers. Weighing about 255.5g with a wingspan of 51cm, it has slate-grey upperparts and rufous underparts with dark facial markings. It hunts small birds, large insects, and bats in fast, agile pursuit flights.

African Pygmy-falcon

The African Pygmy-falcon is one of Africa's smallest raptors, with a wingspan of about 23 cm and a weight of around 61 g. It inhabits dry savannas and thornbush, often nesting in the large communal nests of weaver birds, and hunts lizards and large insects.

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