Raptors | Australian Hobby > captured moment | preening & roosting ◦
The Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) can often be seen roosting up high, offering a wonderful opportunity for a photograph of that ‘captured moment’.
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis), Port Augusta, SA
There are three recognised subspecies of the Australian hobbys:
- Falco longipennis longipennis
- Falco longipennis hanieli
- Falco longipennis murchisonianus
The following photos are of Falco longipennis murchisonianus, that are paler in colour and found further inland compared to those found near the coastal regions.
Australian Hobby (F. l. murchisonianus) 
Australian Hobby (F. l. murchisonianus) 
Australian Hobby (F. l. murchisonianus) 
Australian Hobby (F. l. murchisonianus)
Australian Hobby (F. l. murchisonianus) 
Australian Hobby (F. l. murchisonianus) Australian Hobby (F. l. murchisonianus) 
Australian Hobby (F. l. murchisonianus)
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Falconiformes
- Family: Falconidae
- Genus: Falco
- Species: F. longipennis
- Binomial name: Falco longipennis