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
Definitions
- FALCO
- falco
- columbarius
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Merlin Falco columbarius Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 1, 2005
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Merlin Falco columbarius
Authors
Ian G. Warkentin, N. S. Sodhi, R. H. M. Espie, Alan F. Poole, Lynn W. Oliphant, and Paul C. James
Revisors
Ian G. Warkentin
Recommended Citation
Warkentin, I. G., N. S. Sodhi, R. H. M. Espie, A. F. Poole, L. W. Oliphant, and P. C. James (2020). Merlin (Falco columbarius), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.merlin.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- February 1, 2005
- Merlin Falco columbarius
Authors
Ian G. Warkentin, N. S. Sodhi, R. H. M. Espie, Alan F. Poole, Lynn W. Oliphant, and Paul C. James
Revisors
Ian G. Warkentin, N. S. Sodhi, R. H. M. Espie, and Alan F. Poole
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
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1993
- Merlin Falco columbarius
Recommended Citation
Sodhi, N. S., L. W. Oliphant, P. C. James, and I. G. Warkentin. 1993. Merlin (Falco columbarius). In The Birds of North America, No. 44 (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.44.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- March 4, 2017
- Merlin Falco columbarius
Authors
Clayton M. White, Peter F. D. Boesman, Guy M. Kirwan, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Revisors
Peter F. D. Boesman, Guy M. Kirwan, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
White, C. M., P. F. D. Boesman, G. M. Kirwan, and J. S. Marks (2017). Merlin (Falco columbarius). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
