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Common Crane

Grus grus lilfordi Sharpe, 1894
Сұр тырна
Common Crane adult

adult Jangala region, West Kazakhstan oblast

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39 observationslast: 22 Mar 2021

Description

General colour is lighter, black on tertials tips spans less space than grus. Size is less than grus. Male wing length 580-640 (600), female 560-610 (582) mm.

Distribution

Irregularly breeds in Northern Kazakhstan, on lakes in Naurzum steppe, in Tengiz-Kurgaldzhino depression, on Southern Altai, separate pairs live in Kalbinskiy Altai, on Zaysan lake, in Alakol depression, in Ile valley and in lower reaches of Chu river. Everywhere occurs on migration.

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