European Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur turtur Linnaeus,1758
Кәдімгі түркептері
Tupkaragan, Mangystau.
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- 8 observationslast: 6 Jun 2026
Description
General colour darker than arenicola. Borders of scapulars and upper wing coverts are buffy-brownish, darker than arenicola; rump and upper tail coverts are dark-grey, craw and breast are lighter than arenicola.
Distribution
Breeds in northern part of Kazakhstan, in south to coast of Caspian Sea, lower reaches of Turgay river and Zaysan depression. Migrates through Ural valley mostly, in rest territory occurs very rare. Once in autumn observed in Kurgaldzhino (September 1948).
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