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Merlin [North American]

Falco columbarius [columbarius, suckleyi or richardsonii] (= Falco columbarius columbarius) Linnaeus, C 1758




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Classification
Order:
  Falconiformes
Family:
  Falconidae
Genus:
   Falco
Scientific:
  Falco columbarius columbarius


Original description

Citation:
  Linnaeus, C 1758

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.90

Protonym:
  Falco columbarius

Type locality:
  America = South Carolina ex Catesby.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/107/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  EE3333C95508AABC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-EE3333C9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/EE3333C9


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175614

Geographic range:

  • Falco columbarius columbarius: North America (except for Pacific coast and Great Plains)
  • Falco columbarius suckleyi: Alaska and British Columbia to northern Washington
  • Falco columbarius richardsonii: Great Plains of North America (central Alberta to Wyoming)
English:
Merlin [North American]
French:
Faucon émerillon [columbarius, suckleyi ou richardsonii]


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
Pigeon Hawk ( Falco columbarius)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
Pigeon Hawk ( Falco columbarius)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
Pigeon Hawk ( Falco columbarius)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
Pigeon Hawk ( Falco columbarius)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
Pigeon Hawk ( Falco columbarius)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
Pigeon Hawk ( Falco columbarius)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
Pigeon Hawk ( Falco columbarius)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
Pigeon Hawk ( Falco columbarius)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
Pigeon Hawk ( Falco columbarius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Merlin [North American] ( Falco columbarius [columbarius, suckleyi or richardsonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Merlin [North American] ( Falco columbarius [columbarius, suckleyi or richardsonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Merlin [North American] ( Falco columbarius [columbarius, suckleyi or richardsonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Merlin [North American] ( Falco columbarius [columbarius or richardsonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Merlin [North American] ( Falco columbarius [columbarius or richardsonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Merlin [North American] ( Falco columbarius [columbarius or richardsonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Merlin [North American] ( Falco columbarius [columbarius, suckleyi or richardsonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Merlin [North American] ( Falco columbarius [columbarius, suckleyi or richardsonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Merlin [North American] ( Falco columbarius [columbarius, suckleyi or richardsonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Merlin [North American] ( Falco columbarius [columbarius, suckleyi or richardsonii])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Merlin [North American] ( Falco columbarius [columbarius, suckleyi or richardsonii])

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Falco columbarius

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Arabic: اليؤيؤ أسود الذيل
Asturian: Zaperín
Azerbaijani: Derbnik
Belarusian: Сокал-дрымлюк
Bulgarian: Малък сокол
Breton: Ar falc'hun moan
Catalan: Esmerla
Catalan (Balears): Esmerla
Valencian: Falconet
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other): gli-gli moutayn
Czech: dřemlík tundrový
Welsh: Cudyll bach
Danish: Dværgfalk
German: Merlin
Greek: Νανογέρακο
Greek (Cypriot): Νανοφάλκονο
English: Merlin, Merlin (North American), Merlin [North American], Pigeon Hawk
Esperanto: Kolombfalko
Spanish: Esmerejón
Spanish (Colombia): Esmerejón
Spanish (Costa Rica): Esmerejón
Spanish (Cuba): Halconcito de Palomas
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Emerillon, Merlin
Spanish (Honduras): Halcón palomero
Spanish (Mexico): halcón esmerejón
Spanish (Peru): Halcón Esmerejón
Spanish (Venezuela): Halcón Migratorio
Estonian: Väikepistrik
Basque: Belatz txikia
Finnish: ampuhaukka
Faroese: Smiril
French: Faucon émerillon, Faucon émerillon [columbarius, suckleyi ou richardsonii]
Irish: Meirliún
Guadeloupean Creole French: Gligli
Gaelic: Mèimeal
Galician: Esmerillón
Manx: Shawk veg
Haitian Creole French: Grigri Mòn
Hebrew: בז גמדי
Croatian: Mali Sokol
Hungarian: Kis sólyom
Armenian: Աղավնաբազե
Icelandic: Smyrill
Italian: Smeriglio
Japanese (romaji): kochougembou
Japanese: コチョウゲンボウ
Japanese (Kanji): 小長元坊
Georgian: ალალი
Kazakh: Тұрымтай
Kazakh (Transliteration): turımtay
Korean: 쇠황조롱이
Korean (Transliteration): soe-hwang-jorongi
Cornish: Falghun meyn
Scientific: Falco columbarius, Falco columbarius [columbarius or richardsonii], Falco columbarius [columbarius, suckleyi or richardsonii], Falco columbarius columbarius
Luxembourgish: Merlin
Lithuanian: Startsakalis
Latvian: Purva piekūns
Macedonian: Мал сокол
Mongolian: Хайргууна шонхор
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠬᠠᠢᠢᠷᠠᠭᠣᠨ᠎ᠠ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠬᠠᠢᠢᠷᠠᠭᠣᠨ᠎ᠠ ᠱᠣᠩᠬᠣᠷ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Турамтай начин
Mongolian (Transliteration): khairgan shoŋkhor
Maltese: Seqer ta' Denbu
Dutch: Smelleken
Norwegian: Dverfalk
Polish: drzemlik
Pinyin: huī-bèi sǔn
Portuguese: Esmerilhão
Portuguese (Brazil): esmerilhao, Esmerilhão
Romansh: Falcun merlin
Romanian: Şoim de iarnă
Russian: Дербник
Scots: Meimeal
Northern Sami: Cizašfálli
Slovak: Sokol kobec
Slovenian: mali sokol
Albanian: Skifteri i vogël
Serbian: mali soko
Swedish: Stenfalk
Thai: เหยี่ยวเมอร์ลิน
Thai (Transliteration): yìaw moee-lin
Turkish: Boz doğan
Tuvinian: Бора хокпештээр шаңгыр
Ukrainian: Дербник
Vietnamese: Cắt lưng xám
Chinese: 灰背隼
Chinese (Traditional): 灰背隼
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 灰背隼
Chinese (Taiwan): 灰背隼

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