African Hobby vs Red-necked Falcon

Falco cuvierii compared with Falco chicquera

Key Differences

• African Hobby is Least Concern while Red-necked Falcon is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Hobby	Red-necked Falcon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)	Falconiformes (Falconiformes)
Family same	Falconidae	Falconidae
Genus same	Falco	Falco
Species	Falco cuvierii	Falco chicquera

Evolutionary Relationship

African Hobby and Red-necked Falcon share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Falco.

Conservation Status

African Hobby

LC — Least Concern

Red-necked Falcon

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Hobby	Red-necked Falcon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Hobby

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Red-necked Falcon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

African Hobby

The African Hobby (Falco cuvierii) is a species in the genus Falco. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway