Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos kamtschatica Severtzov, 1888
Бүркіт
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adult Altai
subadult Almas village vicinity, Karaganda oblast
- on the site
- 15 observationslast: 19 Dec 2018
Description
Dark race. Upper parts are blackish and darker than in chrysaetos. Forehead and crown are darker than chrysaetos, the crown is with dark cap. The long feathers of nape and top-neck are rusty-reddish and slightly narrower and darker than in chrysaetos. Male wing length 618-705 (657), female 650-741 (695) mm.
Distribution
Breeds in Northern Kazakhstan and Altai. From 1993 breeds in Naurzum, Tersek and Sypsyn pine forests. Probably, a bird of this race was shot in Kurgaldzhino.
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