Australian Hobby Falco longipennis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (3)
Stephen Debus and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published November 8, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Australiese Boomvalk |
| Bulgarian | Австралийски сокол орко |
| Catalan | falcó mostatxut australià |
| Croatian | australski sokol |
| Czech | ostříž australský |
| Dutch | Australische boomvalk |
| English | Australian Hobby |
| English (AVI) | Australian Hobby |
| English (United States) | Australian Hobby |
| Estonian | austraalia lõopistrik |
| Finnish | australiannuolihaukka |
| French | Petit Faucon |
| French (Canada) | Petit Faucon |
| German | Australbaumfalke |
| Indonesian | Alap-alap australia |
| Japanese | オーストラリアチゴハヤブサ |
| Norwegian | eukalyptusfalk |
| Polish | sokół australijski |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ógea-australiana |
| Russian | Австралийский чеглок |
| Serbian | Australijski lastavičar |
| Slovak | sokol dlhokrídly |
| Spanish | Alcotán Australiano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alcotán australiano |
| Swedish | australisk lärkfalk |
| Turkish | Avustralya Delice Doğanı |
| Ukrainian | Підсоколик австралійський |
Revision Notes
Stephen Debus updated the Field Identification and Similar Species sections. Stephen Debus and Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Falco longipennis Swainson, 1838
PROTONYM:
Falco longipennis
Swainson, 1838. Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner, p.341.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tasmania.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- FALCO
- falco
- longipennis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Falco longipennis hanieli Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Nusa Tenggara Islands from Lombok to Timor, Wetar, and Tanimbar Islands.
Falco longipennis hanieli Hellmayr, 1914
PROTONYM:
Falco longipennis hanieli
Hellmayr, 1914. Zoologie von Timor: Ergebnisse der unter Leitung von Joh. Wanner im Jahre 1911 ausgeführten Timor-Expedition (etc.) 1, p.100.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Bonleo, Timor.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- FALCO
- falco
- longipennis
- hanieli
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Falco longipennis murchisonianus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Northern, central, and eastern Australia.
Falco longipennis murchisonianus Mathews, 1912
PROTONYM:
Falco lunulatus murchisonianus
Mathews, 1912. Novitates Zoologicae 18 (3), p.252.
TYPE LOCALITY:
East Murchison, West Australia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- FALCO
- falco
- longipennis
- murchisoni / murchisoniana / murchisonianus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Falco longipennis longipennis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Southwestern and southeastern Australia, islands in Bass Strait (King Island, Flinders Island) and Tasmania; outside breeding season occurs north to Malukus (Moluccas) (6), New Guinea, and New Britain.
Falco longipennis longipennis Swainson, 1838
PROTONYM:
Falco longipennis
Swainson, 1838. Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner, p.341.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tasmania.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- FALCO
- falco
- longipennis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Australian Hobby
