#0677 · 🐦 birds

Eurasian Hobby

🇳🇱 Boomvalk ·Falco subbuteo

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The Eurasian hobby ( Falco subbuteo ), or just simply hobby , is a small slim falcon. It belongs to a rather close-knit group of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis .

base stats

NL sightings 211iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 18,959iNaturalist observations
weight 240.5 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 211 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
18,959 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 241 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).

fact sheet

English: Eurasian Hobby
Nederlands: Boomvalk
scientific name: Falco subbuteo
class: Aves
order: Falconiformes
family: Falconidae
IUCN Red List: LC · least concern
sightings in NL: 211
sightings in Europe: 12,008
sightings worldwide: 18,959
GBIF records in NL: 92,411
weight: 240.5 g
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1758

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Falconidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 4643, Wikidata Q25876, GBIF 2481035, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.