Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus heptneri Dementiev, 1932
Жыланжегіш бүркіт
Ryskulov region, Zhambyl oblast
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- 68 observationslast: 1 Aug 2026
Description
The larger race of species. Male wing length 542-585 (552), female 561-605 (589) mm.
Distribution
Breeds in south Kazakhstan from Mangyshlak easward to Dzhungarskiy Alatau, in foothills of Narymskiy ridge on Southern Altai. In 1990 nested on south-western spurs of Monrak ridge and observed in summer at Kalbinskiy Altai. Breeds also on Ile valley, in Taukum desert and Zhusandala. In said areas occurs on migration.
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