Black Kite
Milvus migrans migrans Boddaert, 1783
Қара кезқұйрық

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adult Uralsk-Atyrau road.
adult Darinsk, ZKO.
- on the site
- 49 observationslast: 18 Apr 2026
Description
Head is light-brown, much lighter than dark-brownish mantle; the crown is with neat shaft streaks; belly, flanks, long leg-feathers and under tail coverts are with well developed red-brownish colour. Inner webs of primaries are black-brownish, rarer with pale marble pattern at base and very rarely with insignificant development of white at base. The outer web of P6 is slightly narrowed, or sometimes without narrowing. Male wing 430-460 (445), female 440-475 (460) mm.
Distribution
Nests and occurs on migration in southern parts of Kazakhstan, on Syrdarya and Chu valleys, where intergrades with lineatus.
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