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Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata arquata Linnaeus, 1758
Үлкен шалшықшы
Eurasian Curlew

Aidarhan, Jangala region, West Kazakhstan oblast

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12 observationslast: 6 Jul 2020

Description

Overall tone of the color of plumage is darker. Dark streaks on upper parts are larger; light edges of feather are narrow dark-buffy. Dark streaks on under parts are broad; flanks are bar-patterned. On axillaries there are dark streaks and mottles which sometimes formed the bar-pattern. On rump the dark streaks developed, upper tail coverts are with cross black-brown bars.

Distribution

Breeds in Western Kazakhstan, between Volga valley and upper reaches of Emba intergrades with orientalis.

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