Diggles · 1877
Australian Hobby
Plate 5: Falco Linnaeus
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01Australian Hobby
Name changed; taxon retained
The historical and current names refer to the same accepted taxon. The connection does not require a split, lump or change of rank.
Name recorded with the plateFalco frontatus
Name used todayFalco longipennisAustralian Hobby
What connects the names
The historical identification has been reconciled with the current accepted taxon using the original plate context and the current checklist.
High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- Companion to Gould's Handbook; or, Synopsis of the birds of Australia, Single volume
- Plate
- 8
- Creator
- Silvester Diggles; hand-colouring associated with Rowena Birkett; many subjects after Gould originals
- Holding institution
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain — source record reports no known copyright restrictions.