Birds of the Philippines
Photos and videos of wild birds found in the Philippines. We travel all over the Philippines to document and take pictures of birds. Our goal is to make this site a resource of information and images about wild birds of the Philippines.
length: 28-36 cm, wingspan 69-84 cm
Bird # 440 - October 2013
We had two sightings of this rare migrant during our 2013 Batanes trip. The sightings are only the fifth and sixth official sighting of this species in the Philippines. This species is not included in A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines.
The Eurasian Hobby can be easily mistaken for a Peregrine Falcon as it also has a completely black head, broad moustachial stripe, and yellow legs. Unlike a Peregrine, its underbody has bold streaks, it has "chequered wings", and its undertail coverts are rufous.