Merlin / Falco columbarius LC
- Synonyms Pigeon Hawk, Stone Falcon
- Old latin name for bird Falco colombarius, Falco lithofalco
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Where to see Merlin
- Breeding region Eurasia, North America
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Non breeding region n OR, n LA
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- Georgia
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Holy See
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
- Yemen
- Åland Islands
Merlin subspecies (9)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falco columbarius aesalon | Europe to nw Siberia | to n Africa | No |
| Falco columbarius columbarius | Alaska to Newfoundland to n USA | to n South America | No |
| Falco columbarius insignis | nc Siberia | ne Africa and s, e Asia | No |
| Falco columbarius lymani | mountains of ec Asia | - | No |
| Falco columbarius pacificus | ne Asia | Japan and e China | No |
| Falco columbarius pallidus | steppes of wc Asia | - | No |
| Falco columbarius richardsonii | c, sc Canada to nc USA | to n Mexico | No |
| Falco columbarius subaesalon | Iceland | w Europe | No |
| Falco columbarius suckleyi | se Alaska to n Washington (USA) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Merlyn |
| Albanian | Skifteri i vogël |
| Arabic | اليؤيؤ, يؤيؤ, اليؤيؤ أسود الذيل, الشاهين الصغير, اليؤيؤ أسود الذيل شويهين |
| Armenian | [Aghavnabaze ], Աղավնաբազե |
| Azerbaijani | Sərçəçalan qızılquş, ördəktutan qızılquş, Ördəktutan, Derbnik |
| Bashkir | яғал ҡош, яғалбай, яғылбай |
| Basque | Belatz txikia, Belatz txiki, Esmerla |
| Belarusian | Сокал-дрымлюк, Cокал-дрымлюк |
| Bengali | ভাচরিন |
| Breton | Ar falc'hun moan, Falc'hun moan |
| Bulgarian | Сокол чучулигар, Малък сокол |
| Catalan | esmerla, Falconet |
| Chinese | [hui-bei zhun], [hui-bei sun], 灰背隼 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 灰背隼 |
| Chuvash | кăвакарчăн кăйкăр, дербник |
| Cornish | Falghun meyn |
| Croatian | Soko kraguljčić, mali sokol |
| Czech | Dremlík tundrový, døemlík tundrový, dřemlík tundrový |
| Danish | Dværgfalk |
| Dutch | Smelleken |
| Esperanto | Kolombfalko, Kolombofalko |
| Estonian | väikepistrik |
| Faroese | Smyril, Smiril |
| Finnish | ampuhaukka |
| French | Faucon kobez, Faucon émerillon |
| Frisian | Stienfalk |
| Galician | Esmerla, Esmerillón, Falcón pequeno, Falcón esmerillón |
| Georgian | ალალი |
| German | Zwergfalke, Merlin |
| Greek | Νανογέρακο, Νανοφάλκονο, Ναvoγέρακo |
| Hebrew | בז גמד, בז גמדי |
| Hungarian | kis sólyom |
| Icelandic | Smyrill |
| Irish | Meirliún |
| Italian | Smeriglio |
| Japanese | コチョウゲンボウ |
| Kazakh | Тұрымтай, Жағалтай |
| Korean | 쇠황조롱이 |
| Latvian | purva piekūns, Purva vanadziņš |
| Lithuanian | paprastasis startsakalis, Startsakalas, Startsakalis |
| Luxembourgish | Merlin, Merlin |
| Macedonian | мал сокол, Мал сокол |
| Maltese | Seqer ta' Denbu |
| Manx | Shawk veg |
| Mongolian | улаан хөлт хүйхнэг, Хайргана шонхор, амарын шонхор, амарын турамтай шонхор, улаан хөлт начин, Хайргууна шонхор |
| Nepali | सानो बाज |
| Northern Sami | Cizašfálli, Cizášfálli |
| Norwegian | Dverfalk, dvergfalk, Steinfalk |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Dvergfalk |
| Persian | تُرُمتای, ترم تای معمولی, ترمتای معمولی |
| Polish | drzemlik |
| Portuguese | esmerilhão |
| Romanian | Șoim de iarnă, Şoim de iarnă |
| Romansh | Falcun merlin |
| Russian | Derbnik, Дербник |
| Serbian | Mali soko, soko, Мали соко |
| Slovak | sokol kobe, sokol kobec |
| Slovenian | mali sokol |
| Spanish | Esmejerón, Esmerejón, Halcón Migratorio, Halcón palomero, Halcón Esmerejón, Halconcito de Palomas, Esmerejon, Falcón Migratorio, Emerillon, Halconcito |
| Swedish | stenfalk |
| Tatar | дербник , лачын , ягылбай |
| Thai | เหยี่ยวเมอร์ลิน |
| Turkish | Тұрымтай, Boz Doğan, Güvercin Doğanı, Boz Doşan |
| Turkmen | kepderiçi laçyn |
| Ukrainian | підсоколик малий, Дербник, Малий підсоколик |
| Uzbek | дербник, турумтой, турунбой, қирғий-каптар овлайдиган |
| Vietnamese | Chim Cắt lưng xám, Cắt lưng xám |
| Welsh | Gwalch y grug, Corwalch, Bod glas, Corgwalch, Cudyll bach, Cudyll glas bach, Gwalch bach |