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Saudi Arabia: National Center for Falcons auction

This dossier follows 2026 falcon auction results reported by the National Center, distinguishing single-night proceeds from event totals.

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Reports dated 30 and 31 October 2026 put thirteenth-night sales at two juvenile peregrine falcons for SAR168,000. The auction is scheduled to continue until 30 November.

Saudi auction reports SAR168,000 for two falcons on thirteenth night

The thirteenth night of the National Center for Falcons auction recorded sales of two juvenile peregrine falcons for SAR168,000, according to reports published on 30 and 31 October 2026. The event takes place in Riyadh.

Peregrine falcon at Blackwater refuge, Maryland, in 2008. Archive image; this is not a bird sold in Riyadh.
Peregrine falcon at Blackwater refuge, Maryland, in 2008. Archive image; this is not a bird sold in Riyadh. — Bill Buchanan / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service / NARA / Wikimedia Commons — public domain, U.S. federal government work; Blackwater refuge, Maryland, 23 October 2008.

The first bird fetched SAR111,000 after bidding opened at SAR50,000; the second sold for SAR57,000. The total covers these two sales and is not cumulative auction revenue.

Organisers plan to continue until 30 November, offering participants transport, accommodation and transaction documentation. These arrangements are reported by the press; the consulted sources do not provide an overall total for the edition.

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