Spotted kestrel
Falco moluccensis (Bonaparte, 1850)
The spotted kestrel (Falco moluccensis) is a species in the family Falconidae, order Falconiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 162 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the spotted kestrel
- Weight
- 162 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 59 cm – 71 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Carnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
How big is the spotted kestrel?
Where does the spotted kestrel live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The spotted kestrel is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the spotted kestrel?
The spotted kestrel (Falco moluccensis), also known as the Moluccan kestrel, is a falcon found throughout Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
From the Wikipedia article “Spotted kestrel” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spotted_kestrel&oldid=1364087218), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the spotted kestrel endangered?
The spotted kestrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the spotted kestrel classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderFalconiformes
- familyFalconidae
- genusFalco
- SpeciesFalco moluccensis (Bonaparte, 1850)
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- عوسق منقطArabic
- xoriguer de les MoluquesCatalan
- poštolka moluckáCzech
- cudyll coch MolwcaiddWelsh
- Moluk TårnfalkDanish
- MolukkenfalkeGerman
- Molukken-FalkeGerman
- moluka falkoEsperanto
- Cernícalo moluqueñoSpanish
- Cérnicalo de Las MolucasSpanish
- sunda tuuletallajaEstonian
- sundantuulihaukkaFinnish
- Faucon des MoluquesFrench
- Crécerelle des MoluquesFrench
- indonezijska vjetrušaCroatian
- szunda vércseHungarian
- Alap-alap sapiIndonesian
- Gheppio macchiatoItalian
- モルッカチョウゲンボウJapanese
- molukinis pelėsakalisLithuanian
- MolukkentorenvalkDutch
- Indische TorenvalkDutch
- Molukse TorenvalkDutch
- indonesiafalkNorwegian
- pustułka plamistaPolish
- francelho-pintadoPortuguese
- peneireiro-das-molucasPortuguese
- Молуккская пустельгаRussian
- sokol škvrnitýSlovak
- Molučka vetruškaSerbian
- moluckfalkSwedish
- Benekli kerkenezTurkish
- Maluku KerkeneziTurkish
- боривітер молуцькийUkrainian
- 斑隼Chinese
Relatives of the spotted kestrel
Other species in the same genus Falco.
Peregrine falcon
Falco peregrinus
Common kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Eurasian hobby
Falco subbuteo
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
Red-footed falcon
Falco vespertinus
CompareSpotted kestrel vs Peregrine falconSpotted kestrel vs Common kestrelSpotted kestrel vs Eurasian hobbySpotted kestrel vs Merlin
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the spotted kestrel?
An adult spotted kestrel weighs 162 g and has a wingspan of 59 cm – 71 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the spotted kestrel live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the spotted kestrel for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the spotted kestrel endangered?
The spotted kestrel is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the spotted kestrel?
The spotted kestrel (Falco moluccensis) belongs to the family Falconidae in the order Falconiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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