Range Description: Merlin - Falco columbarius

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Canada - Resident year-round: 235,109 square km; Breeding only: 6,544,469 square km; Migration only: 177,159 square km
Caribbean - Wintering only: 232,659 square km
Central America - Resident year-round: 357 square km; Wintering only: 508,259 square km
Mexico - Wintering only: 1,955,568 square km
South America - Wintering only: 993,588 square km
U.S.A. - Resident year-round: 651,409 square km; Breeding only: 1,425,976 square km; Wintering only: 2,641,736 square km; Migration only: 4,415,222 square km