Merlin

.. MERLIN (falco columbarius) ..

a.k.a. PIGEON HAWK.

Image: John Gould

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Length: 25-30cm

Wingspan: 50-62cm

Weight: 125-234g (m); 164-300g (f)

Shrill 'kek kek kek'

Summer: upland heather moors and conifer plantation edges.

Winter: lowland and varied from farmland to coastal saltmarshes.

Widespread

Uncommon

EU25: Depleted

IUCN: Least Concern

�Rob Brown

40x31mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

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Incubation:-

Fledging:-

3-5

28-32 days

25-32 days

Season: Mar-Jul

12 years

7,600-10,000 pairs

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Distribution:-

Other birds, small mammals, small reptiles and insects.

A hollow in the ground among shrubs such as heather, or the abandoned nest of another bird.

North America, the northern tip of South America, Europe, most of Asia and the northern tip of Africa.

Additional:-
Food:-	Nest:-	Distribution:-
Other birds, small mammals, small reptiles and insects.	A hollow in the ground among shrubs such as heather, or the abandoned nest of another bird.	North America, the northern tip of South America, Europe, most of Asia and the northern tip of Africa.

Foreign Names:-

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Faucon �merillon

Merlin

Smeriglio

Dvergfalk

Esmerej�n

Foreign Names:-
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Faucon �merillon	Merlin	Smeriglio	Dvergfalk	Esmerej�n

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