Falco columbarius insignis Clark 1907, a new taxon for Italy and Europe

Submitted: 18 September 2023
Accepted: 28 April 2024
Published: 10 December 2024
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A Merlin (Falco columbarius) specimen collected in Piemonte (NW Italy) in the winter of 1952 and preserved in the “Admetos Rolando Barberis” collection is here attributed to F. c. insignis, a subspecies breeding in north-eastern Siberia, east of the Yenisey River. This form is reported for the first time in Italy and Europe.

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Corso, A., & Boano, G. (2024). <i>Falco columbarius insignis</i> Clark 1907, a new taxon for Italy and Europe. Rivista Italiana Di Ornitologia, 94(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2024.718