Amur Falcon

Amur Falcon
This species is defined as a Review Species . Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page .

Scientific Name: Falco amurensis

Malay Name: Rajawali Kaki Merah Timur

Chinese Name: 红脚隼

Range: Found from eastern Siberia, northern Korea to north-eastern China and winters to sub-Saharan Africa, Nepal, India, Indochina and the Thai-Malay Peninsula

Taxonomy: Monotypic.

Size: 28-31 cm

Identification: Male resembles adult Peregrine Falcon but is smaller and has diagnostic red eyering, cere and feet, pale grey underparts and rufous-chestnut vent. Female resembles male but has dark streaked underparts, barred uppertail-coverts and buffy-white vent. Juvenile resembles female but has pale yellow eyering and cere.

Similar looking species: Eurasian Hobby, Peregrine Falcon

Habitat: Reclaimed land and open habitats near the coast.

Behaviour/Ecology: Often hunts and catches insects on the wing. Sometimes hovers while hunting.

Local Status: Vagrant

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2021)

Featured reports: Nov 2024

Past records in our database:

Showing only accepted records. Note that records currently under review are also not displayed, and the list may not be a full list of records of this species in Singapore. For more details, check the database here.

Migrant bar chart (see more bar charts):

Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Average number of individuals by week based on Singapore Bird Database data, Jul 2014 to Jun 2024 (all records)
Peak week Nov 26-Dec 02
Early date 21 Nov 2007
Late date 16 Dec 2016
Apart from a very popular bird at Lorong Halus in late 2021, all other previous records were of birds just passing through Singapore.
Female Amur Falcon at Changi Reclaimed Land. Photo credit: Con Foley
Amur Falcon at Tanah Merah Coast Road. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Female Amur Falcon at Seletar Dam. Photo credit: Yip Peng Sun
Amur Falcon at Punggol Promenade. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Female Amur Falcon in flight at Tanah Merah Coast Road. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Amur Falcon at Punggol Promenade. Photo credit: Francis Yap

External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Amur Falcon)

References:

BirdLife International. (2021). Falco amurensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22696437A205646027.en. Accessed on 1 January 2023

Jeyarajasingam, A., & Pearson, A. (2012). A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Oxford University Press.

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Amur Falcon. Retrieved on July 14, 2025 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/amur-falcon.

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