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<div style="{{psubheader}}">Featured Article: '''[[Northern Emerald Toucanet]]'''</div>
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<div style="{{psubheader}}">Featured Article: '''[[Merlin]]'''</div>
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[[Image:Emerald_Toucanet_-_Aulacorhynchus_prasinus_-_Costa_Rica_by_safariranger.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}}]]
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[[Image:Merlin2.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Photo by {{user|Skean|Skean}}]]
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Found from southern [[Mexico]] south to [[Panama]] and closest part of [[Colombia]]. Locally common in parts of its range.<br />
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Breeds widely across the northern hemisphere, with some populations almost resident while others migrate south in winter.
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==Taxonomy==
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==Behaviour==
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Formerly considered conspecific with [[Southern Emerald Toucanet]] under the name [[Emerald Toucanet]]. Gill and Donsker further split this species into Wagler's Toucanet, Emerald Toucanet, and Blue-throated Toucanet (''caeruleogularis'' including ''maxilliaris'' and ''cognatus'').
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Hunts over open grassland, moors, coasts and mudflats; will also hunt out to sea to catch tired migrating birds. American Merlins are known for their aggressive behavior, even during migration going out of their way to mob larger birds of prey.
  
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Revision as of 06:26, 1 June 2018

Featured Article: Merlin
Photo by Skean

Distribution

Breeds widely across the northern hemisphere, with some populations almost resident while others migrate south in winter.

Behaviour

Hunts over open grassland, moors, coasts and mudflats; will also hunt out to sea to catch tired migrating birds. American Merlins are known for their aggressive behavior, even during migration going out of their way to mob larger birds of prey.

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