Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata arquata Linnaeus, 1758
Үлкен шалшықшы
Aidarhan, Jangala region, West Kazakhstan oblast
- on the site
- 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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