SCIENTIFIC NAME OF MERLIN – In this topic, we are going to know and identify the binomial or scientific name of merlin.
It is a small falcon species which is native to the Northern hemisphere and is primarily known as pigeon hawk.
It breeds in the northern Holarctic, with some migrating to subtropical and northern tropical regions in winter.
The bird is known to be swift fliers and skilled hunters who specialize in preying on small birds that are in the size range of sparrows to quail.
It has been regarded for centuries as a falconry bird.
Its name is derived from the Old French term esmerillon, which is derived from Anglo-Norman terms merilun or meriliun.
Answer
The binomial name of merlin is Falco columbarius.
Falco is a genus of falcon in the Falconidae, the falcon family. It is the Late Latin for falcon and is derived from falx or falcis, which means “sickle”, in reference to its claws.