Faucon hobereau
The first formal description of the Eurasian hobby was by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his "Systema Naturae" under the present binomial name "Falco subbuteo". The genus name "falco" derives from Late Latin "falx", "falcis", a sickle, referring to the claws of the bird. The species name "subbuteo" is from Latin "sub", "near to" and "buteo", " buzzard" . The species' English name comes from Old French "hobé" or "hobet". It became the trademark for the Subbuteo games company after its creator, who was an ornithologist, was refused permission to register "Hobby".