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Oriental Hobby

Falco severus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Khao Sok National Park
73 Verified records at Khao Sok National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Oriental hobby (Falco severus) is a species of falcon typically 27–30 cm long. It can be found locally in the Indo-Gangetic Plain in the north of the Indian subcontinent, across the eastern Himalayas, east across southern China and the Philippines, and southwards through Indochina to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands; its distribution is patchy, being absent from Borneo, Sumatra, and the Malay Peninsula, despite occurring both north and south of there. It has been recorded as a vagrant from Malaysia and southern India. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Hobby sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 73 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park

Peregrine Falcon
LC

Peregrine Falcon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco peregrinus

<5% · Rare
Common Kestrel
LC Endemic

Common Kestrel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Falco tinnunculus

Insufficient data
Black-thighed Falconet
LC

Black-thighed Falconet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Microhierax fringillarius

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
3 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
4 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
5 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
8 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
9 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Hobby in Khao Sok National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Hobby sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 73 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Oriental Hobby in Khao Sok National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Hobby in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.

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