Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Falco columbarius Linnaeus, 1758 Family: Falconidae Order: Falconiformes Back
Merlin Merlin Faucon émerillon Esmerejón
CMS App II Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES II (Europe: SPEC N threat status S)
Migration: intercontinental some sedentary populations

Falco columbarius

Migratory, except for populations in Iceland, British Is, locally in C Asian mountains, Pacific NW in North America, and locally in Canadian prairies. Generally moves wholly S of breeding range, with southernmost breeding populations tending to migrate shortest distances. In Eurasia moves S to Mediterranean, N Africa, Arabian Gulf, Iraq, Iran, China, Japan and Korea; in North America moves S to Venezuela, Ecuador and N Peru, and recorded S to Manaus (NC Brazil) and French Guiana; many offshore sightings, with stragglers moving across oceans as far as Philippines and Hawaii. Peak autumn migration late Aug to late Sept; peak spring migration from mid-Mar to mid-Apr.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: Caribbean Islands, East Asia, Europe, Mesoamerica, North Africa, North America, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia
Recommended link: http://www.hawk- conservancy.org/priors/merlin.htmhttp://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/merlin.htm
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Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations