Merlin Falco columbarius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (59)
- Subspecies (9)
Ian G. Warkentin, N. S. Sodhi, R. H. M. Espie, Alan F. Poole, Lynn W. Oliphant, and Paul C. James
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 1, 2005
Text last updated February 1, 2005
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Skifteri i vogël |
| Arabic | يؤيؤ |
| Armenian | Աղավնաբազե |
| Asturian | Esmeriyñn comñn |
| Azerbaijani | Sərçəçalan qızılquş |
| Basque | Belatz txikia |
| Bulgarian | Малък сокол |
| Catalan | esmirla |
| Chinese | 灰背隼 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 灰背隼 |
| Croatian | mali sokol |
| Czech | dřemlík tundrový |
| Danish | Dværgfalk |
| Dutch | Smelleken |
| English | Merlin |
| English (United States) | Merlin |
| Faroese | Smyril |
| Finnish | ampuhaukka |
| French | Faucon émerillon |
| French (France) | Faucon émerillon |
| Galician | Falcón esmerillón |
| German | Merlin |
| Greek | Νανογέρακο |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Grigri Mòn |
| Hebrew | בז גמדי |
| Hungarian | Kis sólyom |
| Icelandic | Smyrill |
| Italian | Smeriglio |
| Japanese | コチョウゲンボウ |
| Korean | 쇠황조롱이 |
| Latvian | Purva piekūns |
| Lithuanian | Startsakalis |
| Mongolian | Хайргууна шонхор |
| Norwegian | dvergfalk |
| Persian | ترم تای معمولی |
| Polish | drzemlik |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | esmerilhão |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Esmerilhão |
| Romanian | Șoim de iarnă |
| Russian | Дербник |
| Serbian | Mali soko |
| Slovak | sokol kobec |
| Slovenian | Mali sokol |
| Spanish | Esmerejón |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Esmerejón |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Halconcito de palomas |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Merlin |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Esmerejón |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Esmerejón |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Halcón Esmerejón |
| Spanish (Panama) | Merlín |
| Spanish (Peru) | Halcón Esmerejón |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Falcón Migratorio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Esmerejón |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Halcón Migratorio |
| Swedish | stenfalk |
| Thai | เหยี่ยวเมอร์ลิน |
| Turkish | Boz Doğan |
| Ukrainian | Підсоколик малий |
Falco columbarius Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Falco columbarius
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.90.
TYPE LOCALITY:
America = South Carolina ex Catesby.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- FALCO
- falco
- columbarius
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Merlin
