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Merlin [Eurasian]
Falco columbarius [aesalon] (= Falco columbarius aesalon) Tunstall, M 1771
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Falconiformes
Family:
Falconidae
Genus:
Falco
Scientific:
Falco columbarius aesalon
Classification
Order:Falconiformes
Family:
Falconidae
Genus:
Falco
Scientific:
Falco columbarius aesalon
Original description
Citation:
Tunstall, M 1771
Reference:
Orn. Brit.
Protonym:
Falco Aesalon
Type locality:
No type locality = France, from Brissonian reference.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49445#page/11/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E35020F9A31DC5D4
Avibase ID:
avibase-E35020F9
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E35020F9
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175618
Geographic range:
- Falco columbarius aesalon: northern Eurasia (Faroe Islands to central Siberia); winters to northern Africa
- Falco columbarius subaesalon: Iceland
- Falco columbarius insignis: Siberia (Yenisey River to Kolyma River)
- Falco columbarius pacificus: northeastern Asia and Sakhalin
- Falco columbarius lymani: mountains of central Asia
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Source: Clements checklist
Merlin [Eurasian]
Catalan:
Esmerla [grup aesalon]
Czech:
dřemlík tundrový [skupina aesalon]
Danish:
Dværgfalk, Europæisk [aesalon Gruppe]
German:
Merlin [aesalon-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Esmerejón (euroasiático)
Spanish (Spain):
Esmerejón (euroasiático)
Finnish:
ampuhaukka [alalaji aesalon]
French:
Faucon émerillon [aesalon]
Croatian:
Mali sokol (euroazijski)
Hungarian:
Kis sólyom (Eurázsiai)
Icelandic:
Smyrill [aesalon hópur]
Italian:
Smeriglio [gruppo aesalon]
Japanese (romaji):
kochougenbou (aesalon guru-pu)
Japanese:
コチョウゲンボウ（aesalon グループ）
Lithuanian:
Startsakalis [aesalon grupė]
Dutch:
Smelleken (aesalon groep)
Norwegian:
dvergfalk (aesalon gr.)
Polish:
drzemlik [gr. aesalon]
Portuguese (Brazil):
esmerilhão-europeu
Portuguese (Portugal):
Esmerilhão [grupo aesalon]
Russian:
Дербник [группа aesalon]
Slovak:
sokol kobec (skup.)
Serbian:
Mali soko [aesalon grupa]
Swedish:
stenfalk [gruppen aesalon]
Ukrainian:
Підсоколик малий [група aesalon]
Chinese:
灰背隼（欧亚）
Chinese (Traditional):
灰背隼(aesalon群)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco regulus) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco aesalon) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco aesalon) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910): Merlin ( Falco aesalon) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco aesalon) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco aesalon) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco aesalon) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): Merlin ( Falco aesalon) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco aesalon) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): Merlin ( Falco aesalon) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Merlin [Eurasian] ( Falco columbarius [aesalon]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Merlin [Eurasian] ( Falco columbarius [aesalon]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Merlin [Eurasian] ( Falco columbarius [aesalon]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Merlin [Eurasian] ( Falco columbarius [aesalon]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Merlin [Eurasian] ( Falco columbarius [aesalon]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Merlin [Eurasian] ( Falco columbarius [aesalon]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Merlin [Eurasian] ( Falco columbarius [aesalon]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Merlin [Eurasian] ( Falco columbarius [aesalon]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Merlin [Eurasian] ( Falco columbarius [aesalon]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Merlin [Eurasian] ( Falco columbarius [aesalon]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Merlin [Eurasian] ( Falco columbarius [aesalon]) |
| eBird version 1.52: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Merlin (Eurasian) ( Falco columbarius [aesalon Group]) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Falco columbarius
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Arabic: يؤيؤ (اوراسي)
Asturian: Esmeriyón común [triba aesalon]
Azerbaijani: Sərçəçalan qızılquş [aesalon qrupu]
Bulgarian: Малък сокол (Група aesalon), Малък сокол [Група aesalon]
Catalan: Esmerla, Esmerla [grup aesalon]
Czech: dřemlík tundrový [skupina aesalon], dřemlík tundrový evropský
Danish: Dværgfalk (Eurasisk), Dværgfalk, Europæisk [aesalon Gruppe]
German: Merlin [aesalon Gruppe], Merlin [aesalon-Gruppe], Merlin-aesalon
Greek: Νανογέρακο [aesalon ομάδα], Νανογέρακο [aesalon]
English: Merlin, Merlin (Eurasian), Merlin [Eurasian]
English, HBW: Merlin (Eurasian)
English (IOC): Merlin (Eurasian)
English (United States): Merlin (Eurasian)
Esperanto: Eŭrazia kolombofalko
Spanish: Esmerejón (euroasiático), Halcón Esmerejón (grupo aesalon)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Esmerejón (grupo aesalon), Esmerejón [grupo aesalon]
Spanish (Cuba): Halconcito de palomas [grupo aesalon]
Spanish (Ecuador): Esmerejón [Grupo aesalon]
Spanish (Spain): Esmerejón (euroasiático), Esmerejón (Grupop aesalon)
Spanish (HBW): Merlin (Eurasian)
Spanish (Mexico): Halcón Esmerejón (grupo aesalon)
Spanish (Panama): Merlín (grupo aesalon)
Spanish (Peru): Halcón Esmerejón [grupo aesalon]
Estonian: Väikepistrik
Basque: Belatz txikia [aesalon taldekoa]
Persian: ترم تای معمولی [aesalon Group]
Finnish: ampuhaukka [alalaji aesalon]
Faroese: Smyril (evrasiskur)
French: Faucon émerillon (d'Eurasie), Faucon émerillon [aesalon]
Galician: Falcón esmerillón [grupo aesalon]
Hebrew: בז גמדי (מערבי)
Croatian: Mali sokol (euroazijski)
Hungarian: Kis sólyom (Eurázsiai)
Armenian: Աղավնաբազե (Եվրասիական)
Icelandic: Smyrill (subaesalon), Smyrill [aesalon hópur]
Italian: Smeriglio, Smeriglio [gruppo aesalon]
Japanese (romaji): kochougenbou (aesalon guru-pu)
Japanese: コチョウゲンボウ (aesalon グループ), コチョウゲンボウ（aesalon グループ）
Korean: 쇠황조롱이 (aesalon group)
Scientific: Falco aesalon, Falco columbarius [aesalon Group], Falco columbarius [aesalon], Falco columbarius aesalon, Falco columbarius regulus, Falco regulus
Lithuanian: Startsakalis [aesalon grupė]
Latvian: Purva piekūns (aesalon gr.)
Dutch: Smelleken (aesalon groep)
Norwegian: dvergfalk (aesalon gr.)
Polish: drzemlik (gr. aesalon), drzemlik [gr. aesalon]
Portuguese (Brazil): esmerilhao-europeu, esmerilhão-europeu
Portuguese (Portugal): Esmerilhão [grupo aesalon]
Russian: Дербник [группа aesalon]
Slovak: sokol kobec, sokol kobec (skup.)
Slovenian: Mali sokol [aesalon]
Serbian: Mali soko [aesalon grupa]
Swedish: stenfalk [aesalon Group], stenfalk [gruppen aesalon]
Thai: เหยี่ยวเมอร์ลิน (aesalon), เหยี่ยวเมอร์ลิน (ยูเรเชีย)
Turkish: Boz Doğan [aesalon Grubu]
Ukrainian: Підсоколик малий [група aesalon]
Chinese: 灰背隼（欧亚）
Chinese (Traditional): 灰背隼(aesalon群), 灰背隼(歐亞)
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