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African Hobby

Falco cuvierii Smith, A 1830

The African hobby is a small species of bird of prey in the family Falconidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Falconiformes
Family:
  Falconidae
Genus:
   Falco
Scientific:
  Falco cuvierii


Original description

Citation:
  Smith, A 1830

Reference:
   S. Afr. Quart. J. ser. 1, 1, pt.4 p.392

Protonym:
  Falco Cuvierii

Type locality:
  no locality = South Africa.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15969102


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F56A73BF6465516D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F56A73BF

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F56A73BF


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560067

Geographic range:

  • Falco cuvierii: savanna of sub-Saharan Africa
English:
African Hobby
Catalan:
Falcó mostatxut africà
Czech:
ostříž africký
Danish:
Afrikansk Lærkefalk
German:
Afrikabaumfalke
Spanish:
Alcotán Africano
Spanish (Spain):
Alcotán Africano
Finnish:
afrikannuolihaukka
French:
Faucon de Cuvier
Croatian:
kestenjastotrbi sokol
Hungarian:
afrikai kabasólyom
Icelandic:
Vígfálki
Italian:
Lodolaio africano
Japanese (romaji):
afurikachigohayabusa
Japanese:
アフリカチゴハヤブサ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis sakalas
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Boomvalk
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Termittfalk
Norwegian:
Termittfalk
Polish:
sokół afrykański
Portuguese:
ógea-africana
Portuguese (Portugal):
ógea-africana
Russian:
Африканский чеглок
Slovak:
sokol hrdzavobruchý
Serbian:
Afrički lastavičar
Swedish:
afrikansk lärkfalk
Ukrainian:
Підсоколик африканський
Chinese:
非洲隼
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲隼


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
African Hobby ( Falco cuvierii)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Faucon de Cuvier ( Falco cuvierii)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Faucon de Cuvier ( Falco cuvieri)
Clements 1st edition:
African Hobby ( Falco cuvierii)
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
African Hobby ( Falco cuvieri)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Falco cuvieri
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Falco cuvierii
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Falco cuvieri
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
African Hobby ( Falco cuvierii)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
African Hobby ( Falco cuvierii)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
African Hobby ( Falco cuvierii)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Falco cuvierii
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Falco cuvierii

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Afrikaanse Boomvalk
Azerbaijani: Afrika qaragözü
Catalan: Falcó mostatxut africà
Czech: Ostríž africký, ostříž africký
Danish: Afrikansk Lærkefalk
German: Afrikabaumfalke, Afrika-Baumfalke, Afrikanischer Baumfalke, AfrikanischerBaumfalke
English: African Hobby, African Hobby Falcon, African Hoby, African hooby
English, HBW: African Hobby
English (IOC): African Hobby
English (Kenya): African Hobby
English (United States): African Hobby
Esperanto: Afrika apusfalko
Spanish: Alcotán Africano
Spanish (Spain): Alcotán Africano
Spanish (HBW): African Hobby
Estonian: aafrika lõopistrik
Finnish: Afrikannuolihaukka
French: Faucon de Cuvier, Faucon hobereau, Faucon hobereau africain, Hobereau africain
Croatian: kestenjastotrbi sokol
Hungarian: afrikai kabasólyom
Icelandic: Vígfálki
Italian: Lodolaio africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikachigohayabusa
Japanese: アフリカチゴハヤブサ
Kazakh: Африка жағалтайы, африкалық жағалтай
Kwangali: Kakodi
Scientific: Falco Bosschii, Falco cuvieri, Falco cuvierii
Lithuanian: Afrikinis sakalas
Dutch: Afrikaanse Boomvalk
Norwegian Nynorsk: Termittfalk
Norwegian: Termittfalk
Polish: sokól afrykanski, sokół afrykański
Portuguese: Ógea-africana, Ogea-africano
Portuguese (Portugal): ógea-africana, Ógea-africano
Russian: Африканский чеглок
Slovak: sokol hrdzavobruchý
Serbian: Afrički lastavičar
Swedish: Afrikansk lärkfalk
Swahili: Kozi Mlake, Mwimbizi
Turkish: Afrika delice doğanı
Tatar: Африка кыйгыры
Ukrainian: Підсоколик африканський
Chinese: 非洲隼
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲隼

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