Saker Falcon
Falco cherrug cherrug Gray, 1834
Ителгі
Shamalgan, Karasai region, Almaty oblast
- on the site
- 8 observationslast: 26 Apr 2017
Description
Upper parts are brown with buffy-reddish edges of feathers. Upper tail coverts are brownish. Crown is lighter than mantle, greyish-buff with dark streaks. "Moustaches" are slightly faint. Tail feathers are brown with pale transverse spots and whitish terminal edges. Under parts are pale buffy-tinged with dark streaks or drop-shaped spots. Flanks, leg-feathers and under tail covers are without cross pattern.
Distribution
Breeds in forest steppe zone from Ural valley eastward to Altai, in places lives in northern part of deserts.
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