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Merlin
Falco columbarius · Falconidae
🐦 Bird200 regionsUncommon in AlbertaLocation protected
Where it's found
Every region with Merlin in its dex, with the tier and number it has there.
| Region | Tier | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Rare | #154 | |
| Algeria | Rare | #175 | Introduced |
| Anguilla | Rare | #045 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Uncommon | #062 | |
| Armenia | Rare | #176 | |
| Aruba | Uncommon | #096 | |
| Austria | Rare | #293 | |
| Azerbaijan | Common | #173 | |
| Bahamas | Common | #131 | |
| Barbados | Rare | #067 | |
| Belarus | Rare | #176 | |
| Belgium | Uncommon | #357 | |
| Belize | Uncommon | #258 | |
| Bermuda | Common | #109 | |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Uncommon | #087 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Legendary | #144 | |
| Brazil | Legendary | #1225 | |
| Bulgaria | Rare | #258 | |
| Canada | Common | #412 | |
| Cayman Islands | Uncommon | #091 | |
| China | Uncommon | #610 | |
| Chinese Taipei | Legendary | #378 | |
| Colombia | Uncommon | #1068 | |
| Costa Rica | Rare | #480 | |
| Croatia | Rare | #227 | |
| Cuba | Common | #148 | |
| Curaçao | Uncommon | #098 | |
| Cyprus | Rare | #166 | |
| Czechia | Rare | #248 | |
| Denmark | Uncommon | #275 | |
| Dominica | Uncommon | #062 | |
| Dominican Republic | Uncommon | #124 | |
| Ecuador | Rare | #740 | |
| El Salvador | Rare | #238 | |
| Estonia | Rare | #215 | |
| Faroe Islands | Uncommon | #116 | |
| Finland | Uncommon | #251 | |
| France | Uncommon | #422 | |
| French Guiana | Rare | #438 | |
| Georgia | Uncommon | #222 | |
| Germany | Uncommon | #436 | |
| Greece | Uncommon | #249 | |
| Grenada | Rare | #062 | |
| Guadeloupe | Uncommon | #137 | |
| Guatemala | Rare | #339 | |
| Guyana | Rare | #294 | |
| Haiti | Uncommon | #074 | |
| Honduras | Uncommon | #321 | |
| Hungary | Uncommon | #228 | |
| Iceland | Common | #159 | |
| India | Rare | #711 | |
| Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Uncommon | #235 | |
| Iraq | Uncommon | #136 | |
| Ireland | Uncommon | #244 | |
| Isle of Man | Uncommon | #127 | |
| Israel | Uncommon | #243 | |
| Italy | Uncommon | #337 | |
| Jamaica | Uncommon | #092 | |
| Japan | Uncommon | #320 | |
| Jersey | Rare | #103 | |
| Jordan | Rare | #154 | |
| Kazakhstan | Uncommon | #237 | |
| Korea, Republic of | Uncommon | #247 | |
| Kuwait | Rare | #166 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Uncommon | #169 | |
| Latvia | Rare | #152 | |
| Lebanon | Rare | #127 | |
| Lithuania | Rare | #181 | |
| Malta | Rare | #114 | |
| Martinique | Rare | #095 | |
| Mexico | Uncommon | #801 | |
| Moldova, Republic of | Rare | #122 | |
| Mongolia | Uncommon | #262 | |
| Montserrat | Rare | #047 | |
| Morocco | Rare | #181 | Introduced |
| Nepal | Rare | #377 | |
| Netherlands | Uncommon | #300 | |
| Nicaragua | Rare | #288 | |
| North Macedonia | Legendary | #149 | |
| Norway | Uncommon | #303 | |
| Oman | Legendary | #212 | |
| Palestine, State of | Rare | #131 | |
| Panama | Uncommon | #465 | |
| Peru | Rare | #781 | |
| Poland | Uncommon | #260 | |
| Portugal | Uncommon | #348 | |
| Puerto Rico | Uncommon | #150 | |
| Romania | Rare | #248 | |
| Russian Federation | Uncommon | #464 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | Rare | #045 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Rare | #058 | |
| Saint Lucia | Rare | #061 | |
| Saint Martin (French part) | Rare | #066 | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Common | #132 | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Uncommon | #063 | |
| Saudi Arabia | Legendary | #204 | |
| Serbia | Rare | #188 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Rare | #047 | |
| Slovakia | Rare | #223 | |
| Slovenia | Rare | #180 | |
| Spain | Uncommon | #433 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Legendary | #111 | |
| Sweden | Uncommon | #326 | |
| Switzerland | Rare | #294 | |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Uncommon | #119 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Uncommon | #210 | |
| Turkmenistan | Rare | #111 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Uncommon | #064 | |
| Türkiye | Uncommon | #274 | |
| Ukraine | Uncommon | #275 | |
| United Arab Emirates | Rare | #248 | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Uncommon | #385 | |
| United States of America | Common | #796 | |
| Uzbekistan | Uncommon | #175 | |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Uncommon | #511 | |
| Virgin Islands (British) | Uncommon | #051 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | Uncommon | #077 | |
| Åland Islands | Rare | #139 | |
| Alabama | Uncommon | #213 | |
| Alaska | Common | #241 | |
| Alberta | Uncommon | #104 | |
| Arizona | Uncommon | #309 | |
| Arkansas | Uncommon | #197 | |
| British Columbia | Common | #295 | |
| California | Common | #414 | |
| Colorado | Uncommon | #294 | |
| Connecticut | Uncommon | #208 | |
| Delaware | Uncommon | #185 | |
| District of Columbia | Uncommon | #139 | |
| Florida | Uncommon | #290 | |
| Georgia | Uncommon | #218 | |
| Idaho | Uncommon | #212 | |
| Illinois | Uncommon | #213 | |
| Indiana | Uncommon | #194 | |
| Iowa | Uncommon | #191 | |
| Kansas | Uncommon | #215 | |
| Kentucky | Uncommon | #189 | |
| Louisiana | Uncommon | #216 | |
| Maine | Uncommon | #217 | |
| Manitoba | Common | #193 | |
| Maryland | Uncommon | #222 | |
| Massachusetts | Uncommon | #238 | |
| Michigan | Uncommon | #218 | |
| Minnesota | Uncommon | #221 | |
| Mississippi | Uncommon | #201 | |
| Missouri | Uncommon | #197 | |
| Montana | Uncommon | #237 | |
| Nebraska | Uncommon | #227 | |
| Nevada | Uncommon | #237 | |
| New Brunswick | Common | #194 | |
| New Hampshire | Uncommon | #200 | |
| New Jersey | Common | #224 | |
| New Mexico | Uncommon | #296 | |
| New York | Uncommon | #266 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Common | #166 | |
| North Carolina | Uncommon | #232 | |
| North Dakota | Uncommon | #184 | |
| Northwest Territories | Common | #134 | |
| Nova Scotia | Common | #219 | |
| Ohio | Uncommon | #221 | |
| Oklahoma | Uncommon | #227 | |
| Ontario | Common | #248 | |
| Oregon | Uncommon | #291 | |
| Pennsylvania | Uncommon | #218 | |
| Prince Edward Island | Uncommon | #138 | |
| Québec | Common | #228 | |
| Rhode Island | Uncommon | #185 | |
| Saskatchewan | Common | #188 | |
| South Carolina | Uncommon | #211 | |
| South Dakota | Uncommon | #215 | |
| Tennessee | Uncommon | #207 | |
| Texas | Uncommon | #372 | |
| Utah | Uncommon | #252 | |
| Vermont | Uncommon | #188 | |
| Virginia | Uncommon | #245 | |
| Washington | Uncommon | #272 | |
| West Virginia | Uncommon | #172 | |
| Wisconsin | Uncommon | #221 | |
| Wyoming | Uncommon | #213 | |
| Yukon | Uncommon | #148 | |
| Afghanistan | Rare | #125 | Vagrant |
| Andorra | Rare | #103 | Vagrant |
| Cambodia | Rare | #256 | Vagrant |
| Egypt | Rare | #163 | Vagrant |
| Gibraltar | Rare | #081 | Vagrant |
| Greenland | Rare | #070 | Vagrant |
| Guernsey | Rare | #110 | Vagrant |
| Kosovo | Rare | #107 | Vagrant |
| Luxembourg | Rare | #199 | Vagrant |
| Montenegro | Rare | #207 | Vagrant |
| Myanmar | Rare | #377 | Vagrant |
| Pakistan | Rare | #266 | Vagrant |
| Philippines | Rare | #320 | Vagrant |
| Qatar | Rare | #130 | Vagrant |
| Suriname | Rare | #298 | Vagrant |
| Tajikistan | Rare | #147 | Vagrant |
| Thailand | Rare | #548 | Vagrant |
| Viet Nam | Rare | #429 | Vagrant |
| Hawaii | Rare | #129 | Vagrant |
| Nunavut | Rare | #088 | Vagrant |
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Field notes
What to look for
A small, dark, fast falcon with a streaked breast and banded tail; no strong face pattern.
Where
Cities (nests in old crow nests), parkland and forest across the province.
When
Year-round; common in Edmonton and Calgary.
Tips
Bigger and darker than a kestrel and flies with quick, powerful wingbeats. Very noisy near the nest.
Related species
Birds near it in Alberta's dex.
🐦American Kestrel
#103 · Common🐦Peregrine Falcon
#105 · Rare🐦Prairie Falcon
#106 · Rare🐦Broad-winged Hawk
#102 · Uncommon🐦Rough-legged Buzzard
#101 · Uncommon🐦Ferruginous hawk
#100 · Rare
#103 · Common🐦Peregrine Falcon
#105 · Rare🐦Prairie Falcon
#106 · Rare🐦Broad-winged Hawk
#102 · Uncommon🐦Rough-legged Buzzard
#101 · Uncommon🐦Ferruginous hawk
#100 · Rare
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