Order
Falconiformes
Family
Falconidae
Genus
Falco
 
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Merlin Falco columbarius

Ian G. Warkentin, N. S. Sodhi, R. H. M. Espie, Alan F. Poole, Lynn W. Oliphant, and Paul C. James
Version: 2.0 — Published February 1, 2005

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Figure 1. Breeding and nonbreeding (wintering) distribution of the Merlin in North America. - Range Map
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Figure 1. Breeding and nonbreeding (wintering) distribution of the Merlin in North America.

Breeding and nonbreeding (wintering) distribution of the Merlin in North America. Occurs sporadically in winter throughout central and eastern U.S. Adapted from Clark and Wheeler 1987.

Recommended Citation

Warkentin, I. G., N. S. Sodhi, R. H. M. Espie, A. F. Poole, L. W. Oliphant, and P. C. James (2005). Merlin (Falco columbarius), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.44