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Falco subbuteo
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| 5 March 2014
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Possible regional races (polytypic)
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-Falco subbuteo subbuteo, Linnaeus, 1758, Syst.Nat.ed.10 p89
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Historical notes on Eurasian Hobby, Falco subbuteo
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 Eurasian Hobby, Falco subbuteo Tal Chappar WLS, Churu District, Rajasthan, India on 15 October 2011 Single bird seen in the morning - DD Habits: The Hobby is a bird of well-wooded country living principally on small birds, bats and the larger insects. Its flight is very powerful and swift and in character very like that of the Peregrine. It has been recorded as catching Swifts on the wing on several occasions and it frequently captures dragonflies and the quickest flying butterflies, etc. It is a very bold courageous bird and in former time was much used for hawking thrushes, larks, pipits and other small birds. When not busy feeding their young they are rather crepuscular in their habits, hawking principally in the mornings and evenings.  Same bird |
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