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Falco columbarius

Falco columbarius

Merlin(+27)·Linnaeus, 1758

GBIF:155307648

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PROFILE

Species Profile

Habitat

Terrestrial

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GEOGRAPHY

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REGIONS

Geographic Distribution(3)

North West Atlantic
Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Mexico

DATA

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 24 languages.

deuMerlindeuturboz doganturturboz doğanturcymcudyll bachcympoldrzemlikpol+23 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 24 languages.

deuMerlin
deu
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
turboz dogan
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
turboz doğan
tur
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
cymcudyll bach
cym
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
poldrzemlik
pol
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nordvergfalk
nor
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nobdvergfalk
nob
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
nnodvergfalk
nno
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
dandværgfalk
dan
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
spaesmerejón
spa
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
frafaucon émerillon
fra
Source: Avibase - the world bird database.
slvmali sokol
slv
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
meirliún
gla
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
engmerlin
eng
Source: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
engpigeon hawk
eng
Source: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
sqiskifteri i vogël
sqi
Source: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
nldsmelleken
nld
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
itasmeriglio
ita
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
litstartsakalis
lit
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
swestenfalk
swe
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ronsşoim de iarnă
ron
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ronşoim de iarnă
ron
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ellΝανογέρακο
ell
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
bulМалък сокол
bul
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrПідсоколик малий
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
ukrдербник
ukr
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
rusдербник
rus
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
hebבז גמד
heb
Source: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

CLASSIFICATION

Taxonomic Classification Tree

IDENTIFIERS

External Identifiers(1)

To GenBank (284 nucleotides; 89 proteins)

NCBI:txid8953

UNKNOWN

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CITATIONS

References(7)

  • 1

    Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.

    basis of record
  • 2

    Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342.

    additional source
  • 3

    Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp.

    original description
  • 4

    Peterson, R.T.; Peterson, V.M. (2002). A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. <em>Fifth Edition.</em> Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p.

    additional source
  • 5

    Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p.

    additional source
  • Source Information

    World Register of Marine Species

    World Register of Marine Species

    checklist

    An authoritative classification and catalogue of marine names. To obtain a full copy, please go to https://www.marinespecies.org/usersrequest.php

    WoRMS Editorial Board (2026). World Register of Marine Species. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.14284/170 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-18.

    CC BYPublished 6/1/2026View dataset
    GBIF Usage Key
    155307648
    Dataset Key
    2d59e5db-57ad-41ff-97d6-11f5fb264527
    Origin
    source
    Backbone Key
    9813242
    Taxon ID
    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159152
    Last Crawled
    6/16/2026
    Last Interpreted
    6/16/2026