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Merlin Falco columbarius

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Falconidae [family]
Falco [genus] (4)
columbarius [species]

Classification

Falconidae [family]
Falco [genus] (4)
columbarius [species]

Names

Dutch name Smelleken
English name Merlin
Alternative English name Pigeon Hawk (Saba)
Papiamento name Falki Shouru (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao)
Papiamento name Kinikini Grandi (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao)
Valid name Falco columbarius Linnaeus, 1758

Classification