- are
currently accepted:
American group (Falco
columbarius sensu stricto)
Falco columbarius columbarius (Linnaeus, 1758) –
taiga merlin,
boreal merlin...
-
edition of his
Systema Naturae. The type
species is the
merlin (Falco
columbarius). The
genus name
Falco is Late
Latin meaning a "falcon" from falx, falcis...
-
Cimex antennatus, bat bug from
Pacific North America Cimex brevis Cimex columbarius,
infesting pigeon nests Cimex emarginatus, bat bug from the
Balkan Peninsula...
- to
escape the cold
higher ground.
Other species such as
merlin Falco columbarius and
Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis move further, to the
coast or towards...
- (or
groups of
closely related (sub)species), such as the
merlin (Falco
columbarius). The
taxonomy of Carl
Linnaeus grouped birds (class Aves) into orders...
- biarmicus) Perlin, a
hybrid of the
peregrine falcon and the
merlin (Falco
columbarius)
Contra Helbig et al. 1994, Wink et al. 1998. The
supposed basal position...
-
including adult American kestrels (Falco sparverius) and
merlins (Falco
columbarius) and
presumed nestlings of the
peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus). When...
-
adults are
likely to be urban-living
peregrine falcons or
merlins (Falco
columbarius).
Common mynas (Acridotheres tristis)
sometimes evict eggs, nestlings...
- even by the
relatively tiny but
fierce and very
agile merlin (Falco
columbarius). The much
bulkier snowy owls
cannot match the
speed and
flight ability...
-
including raptors, such as the hen
harrier (Circus cyaneus),
merlin (Falco
columbarius), and
peregrine (Falco peregrinus) (about 14–18
breeding pairs of each...