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title: "Sokół australijski"
description: "Falco longipennis — Ptaki. The Australian hobby (Falco longipennis), also known as the little falcon, is one of six Australian members of the family Falconidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/australian-hobby
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sokół australijski

> Falco longipennis — Ptaki. The Australian hobby (Falco longipennis), also known as the little falcon, is one of six Australian members of the family Falconidae.

- Scientific name: *Falco longipennis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2591
- Wikidata: [Q665642](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q665642)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4663](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4663)

## Names

- en: Australian Hobby
- de: Australischer Baumfalke
- es: Alcotán Australiano
- fr: Petit Faucon
- nl: Australische boomvalk
- pt: Ógea-australiana
- pl: Sokół australijski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2468), PG (7), ID (3)

## Summary

The Australian hobby (Falco longipennis), also known as the little falcon, is one of six Australian members of the family Falconidae. This predominantly diurnal bird of prey derives its name 'longipennis' from its long primary wing feathers. It occurs throughout Australia and other neighbouring countries with migrating individuals found on the islands of Indonesia and New Guinea.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_hobby

## Photo

![Sokół australijski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-hobby/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216999023

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-hobby?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).