Merlin Falco columbarius Linnaeus, 1758

Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Falco columbarius Biometrics

Wingspan: 55 - 65 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 25 - 30 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 140 - 230 g (Hume, 2002)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Exceptional
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Exceptional
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Only 1 record
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1

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