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Merlin

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q131918
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Summary

Merlin is a taxon[1]. Merlin ranks in the top 0.45% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,265 views/month, #876 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Falco[5]
  • Endemic to: Little Rann of Kutch[6], Namdapha National Park[7]
  • Taxon name: Falco columbarius[8]
  • Commons category: Falco columbarius[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Falco columbarius[10]
  • Commons gallery: Falco columbarius[11]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[12], The Encyclopedia Americana[13]
  • Short name: F. columbarius[14]
  • Taxon common name: Merlin[15], Esmerejón[16], Faucon émerillon[17], Smyrill[18], Smeriglio[19], Smelleken[20], Dværgfalk[21], Dvergfalk[22], Дербник[23], stenfalk[24], ampuhaukka[25], drzemlik[26], väikepistrik[27], コチョウゲンボウ[28]

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Identifiers

Merlin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8953[29]. Merlin's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510792[30]. Merlin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9813242[31]. Merlin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175613[32].

Why It Matters

Merlin has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Merlin is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 01614916-n
    Interlingual index id → i43779
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Endemic to → Little Rann of Kutch, Namdapha National Park
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    Taxon rank → species
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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