Orange-breasted Falcon vs Oriental Hobby

Falco deiroleucus compared with Falco severus

Key Differences

• Orange-breasted Falcon is Near Threatened while Oriental Hobby is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-breasted Falcon	Oriental Hobby
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 deiroleucus	Falco severus

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-breasted Falcon and Oriental Hobby share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Falco.

Conservation Status

Orange-breasted Falcon

NT — Near Threatened

Oriental Hobby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-breasted Falcon	Oriental Hobby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-breasted Falcon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Oriental Hobby

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Orange-breasted Falcon

Orange-breasted Falcon (Falco deiroleucus) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway