Turkestan Tit
Parus bokharensis ferghanensis Buturlin, 1912
Сұр шымшық
Shymkent
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- 42 observationslast: 18 Jan 2023
Description
Upper parts are darker, more grey-bluish, less pure-bluish; general size is bigger than in bokharensis. Male wing 67.0-75.4, female 65.0-72.2 mm. Male bill 8.3-9.2, female 8.0-9.4 mm.
Distribution
Breeds in Western Tien Shan (Pskem and Ugam ridges). In Aksu-Dzhabagly Reserve breedы from 1983. Probably this race lives in Karatau (Besaryk river) and in Borolday, where 1982-1985 it breeds in nest-boxes. Recent years it became common an autumn at Chokpak Pass. On dispersal rarely occurs outside the breeding range.
