Burung pemangsa (Birds of Prey)
Merlin
Falco columbarius
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Small falcon with a big appetite. Power-dives shorebirds at 50 mph and never apologizes.
- Populasi
- Global population not precisely quantified in a single headline figure; regional counts range from ~250-300 pairs (Belarus) to ~30,000 pairs of the aesalon subspecies (European Russia)
- Habitat
- Open and semi-open country — taiga forest edge, willow/birch scrub, shrubland, moorland, steppe/prairie grassland, sea level to treeline, and increasingly urban parks in winter (and year-round for some North American populations)
- Fakta menarik
- Some North American Merlins have adapted so thoroughly to city life that they now forgo migration entirely, nesting and wintering year-round in urban parks where streetlights and abundant songbirds make hunting easier.
- Sebaran
- Holarctic breeder across northern North America and Eurasia; northern populations migrate to winter in temperate-to-tropical latitudes, though some North American populations have become non-migratory urban residents
- Makanan
- Primarily small-to-medium birds (roughly 10-40g) caught in fast low-level pursuit flight; also large insects, small mammals, and occasionally reptiles/amphibians
- Ukuran
- 0,285 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,615 m
- Masa hidup
- 6 tahun
