Merlin bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsStone Falcon, Pigeon Hawk
Old latin name for birdFalco lithofalco, Falco colombarius
OrderFalcons / Falconiformes
FamilyCaracaras, Falcons / Falconidae
GenusFalco
Breeding regionEurasia, North America
Breeding subregionwidespread
Non breeding regionn OR, n LA

Merlin bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Pritam Baruah
    Canada
  • 2.
    Call, © David Bradley
    Canada
  • 3.
    Call, © Fraser Simpson
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © Richard E. Webster
    Canada
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    Call, © Richard E. Webster
    Canada
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    Call, © Richard E. Webster
    Canada
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    Call, © Richard E. Webster
    Canada
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    Call, © Richard E. Webster
    Canada
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    Call, © Richard E. Webster
    Canada
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Merlin

Merlin subspecies (9)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Falco columbarius aesalonEurope to nw Siberiato n AfricaNo
Falco columbarius columbariusAlaska to Newfoundland to n USAto n South AmericaNo
Falco columbarius insignisnc Siberiane Africa and s, e AsiaNo
Falco columbarius lymanimountains of ec Asia-No
Falco columbarius pacificusne AsiaJapan and e ChinaNo
Falco columbarius pallidussteppes of wc Asia-No
Falco columbarius richardsoniic, sc Canada to nc USAto n MexicoNo
Falco columbarius subaesalonIcelandw EuropeNo
Falco columbarius suckleyise Alaska to n Washington (USA)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansMerlyn
AlbanianSkifteri i vogël
Arabicاليؤيؤ أسود الذيل شويهين, يؤيؤ, اليؤيؤ, الشاهين الصغير, اليؤيؤ أسود الذيل
ArmenianԱղավնաբազե, [Aghavnabaze ]
Azerbaijaniördəktutan qızılquş, Ördəktutan, Sərçəçalan qızılquş, Derbnik
Bashkirяғалбай, яғылбай, яғал ҡош
BasqueEsmerla, Belatz txiki, Belatz txikia
BelarusianСокал-дрымлюк, Cокал-дрымлюк
Bengaliভাচরিন
BretonAr falc'hun moan, Falc'hun moan
BulgarianСокол чучулигар, Малък сокол
CatalanFalconet, esmerla
Chinese灰背隼, [hui-bei zhun], [hui-bei sun]
Chinese (Traditional)灰背隼
Chuvashкăвакарчăн кăйкăр, дербник
CornishFalghun meyn
Croatianmali sokol, Soko kraguljčić
Czechdøemlík tundrový, dřemlík tundrový, Dremlík tundrový
DanishDværgfalk
DutchSmelleken
EsperantoKolombofalko, Kolombfalko
Estonianväikepistrik
FaroeseSmiril, Smyril
Finnishampuhaukka
FrenchFaucon émerillon, Faucon kobez
FrisianStienfalk
GalicianFalcón pequeno, Falcón esmerillón, Esmerla, Esmerillón
Georgianალალი
GermanZwergfalke, Merlin
GreekΝαvoγέρακo, Νανογέρακο, Νανοφάλκονο
Hebrewבז גמד, בז גמדי
Hungariankis sólyom
IcelandicSmyrill
IrishMeirliún
ItalianSmeriglio
Japaneseコチョウゲンボウ
KazakhЖағалтай, Тұрымтай
Korean쇠황조롱이
Latvianpurva piekūns, Purva vanadziņš
LithuanianStartsakalis, paprastasis startsakalis, Startsakalas
LuxembourgishMerlin , Merlin
Macedonianмал сокол, Мал сокол
MalteseSeqer ta' Denbu
ManxShawk veg
MongolianХайргана шонхор, улаан хөлт хүйхнэг, Хайргууна шонхор, улаан хөлт начин, амарын турамтай шонхор, амарын шонхор
Nepaliसानो बाज
Northern SamiCizášfálli, Cizašfálli
NorwegianDvergfalk, dvergfalk, Dverfalk, Steinfalk
Norwegian NynorskDvergfalk
Persianترم ‌تای معمولی, ترم‌تای معمولی, تُرُم‌تای
Polishdrzemlik
Portugueseesmerilhão
RomanianȘoim de iarnă, Şoim de iarnă
RomanshFalcun merlin
RussianDerbnik, Дербник
SerbianМали соко, soko, Mali soko
Slovaksokol kobec, sokol kobe
Slovenianmali sokol
SpanishHalcón palomero, Halconcito, Halconcito de Palomas, Halcón Esmerejón, Falcón Migratorio, Esmejerón, Emerillon, Esmerejon, Esmerejón, Halcón Migratorio
Swedishstenfalk
Tatarдербник , ягылбай, лачын
Thaiเหยี่ยวเมอร์ลิน
TurkishBoz Doğan, Тұрымтай, Güvercin Doğanı, Boz Doşan
Turkmenkepderiçi laçyn
UkrainianДербник, Малий підсоколик, підсоколик малий
Uzbekтурунбой, дербник, қирғий-каптар овлайдиган, турумтой
VietnameseChim Cắt lưng xám, Cắt lưng xám
WelshCudyll glas bach, Bod glas, Gwalch y grug, Gwalch bach, Corgwalch, Cudyll bach, Corwalch