Australian Hobby

Order Falconiformes; Family Falconidae (Falcons and Kestrels); Scientific name: Falco longipennis; Common name: Australian Hobby; Alternative common name: Little Falcon – Distribution in Australia: throughout all mainland states and most of Tasmania – Distribution outside Australia: outside breeding season travels to southern New Guinea, New Britain and Moluccas; different subspecies occurs on Lesser Sunda Islands between Lombok and Timor.