Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus phaeopus Linnaeus, 1758
Қасқа шалшықшы
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Description
Rump and upper tail coverts are white or slightly dark mottled. But occasionally these mottles so developed that dark colour dominates on white. Axillaries usually have pattern from 6-8 cross dark bars; rarely pattern is formed by dark spots not merged to bars; even rarely axillaries are pure white.
Distribution
Breeds in Western Kazakhstan, where nest was found in 50 km to north from Chapaevo village. On migration occurs throughout on plains.
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