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| Falco columbarius |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Family: Falconidae |
Order: Falconiformes |
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Merlin |
Faucon émerillon |
Esmerejón |
Merlin |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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some sedentary populations |
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, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1994)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1994) - www.hbw.com,
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| Regions: Caribbean Islands, East Asia, Europe, Mesoamerica, North Africa, North America, North Asia,
South & Southeast Asia, South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |