Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia (16266)Phylum Chordata (708)
Class Aves (404)
Order Falconiformes (10)
Family Falconidae (10)
Genus Falco (10)
Species Falco columbarius
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Falco columbarius ✓
Merlin, ალალი
Name According To: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/taxonomy
Species: columbarius
Taxon Rank: Species
Scientific Name Authorship: Linnaeus, 1758
Vernacular Name: Merlin
Georgian Name: ალალი
GBD Remarks:
WV, M
Species seasonal life history at a given site:
YR-R = Year-round resident; breeder, present throughout the year.
YR-V = Year-round visitor; non-breeder, present throughout the year.
BB = Breeding bird; breeder, absent during non-breeding period.
SV = Summer visitor; non-breeder, present in spring and summer.
WV = Winter visitor; non-breeder, present in late fall, winter and early spring
M = Migrant; bird of passage; present primarily in fall and spring.
ND = Not defined; found but its status not known yet.
FB = Former breeder.
Cas = Casual; recorded irregularly; less expected because normal range is far away.
Page Authors: Zura Javakhishvili , Lexo Gavashelishvili
Information from GBIF about Falco columbarius
GBIF scientific name: Falco columbarius Linnaeus, 1758
GBIF taxonomic status: ACCEPTED
Conservation Status
This section is under construction
National Red List Status: LC
IUCN Red List Status: LC
Protection status: Not defined
Reason: N/A
Trend: Stable
Native/Introduced: Native
Georgian Name: ალალი
English Name: Merlin
Taxonomy according to: http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/taxonomy
References: Abuladze A. 2013. Birds of Prey of Georgia. Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia./BirdLife International. 2016. Falco columbarius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22696453A93562971. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN
Evaluated By: Paposhvili N, Javakhishvili Z, Gavashelishvili A, Abuladze A, Javakhishvili N, Dekanoidze D, Ninua L, Mamuchadze J, Shoshitashvili D, Kandaurov A.
Date evaluated: Nov 2021
