Photos and videos of wild birds found in the Philippines. We travel all over the Philippines to document and take pictures of birds. Our goal is to make this site a resource of information and images about wild birds of the Philippines.

Eurasian Hobby

EURASIAN HOBBY

Falco subbuteo

Family Falconidae

length: 28-36 cm, wingspan 69-84 cm

rare migrant

Bird # 440 - October 2013

We had two sightings of this rare migrant during our 2013 Batanes trip. The sightings are only the fifth and sixth official sighting of this species in the Philippines. This species is not included in A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines.

The Eurasian Hobby can be easily mistaken for a Peregrine Falcon as it also has a completely black head, broad moustachial stripe, and yellow legs. Unlike a Peregrine, its underbody has bold streaks, it has "chequered wings", and its undertail coverts are rufous.