Sky Lark
Alauda arvensis almasyi Keve, 1943
Шабындық бозторғайы
Zholaman lowland, Alma Ata oblast
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- 28 observationslast: 4 Jul 2026
Description
The dark streaks on the crown and upperparts feathers are dark-brown but not brown and paler than on dulcivox. Feathers' edges are pale-buffy, not grey or whitish. The steaks on the craw and breast are narrow, pale-brown. In fresh autumn plumage the streaks are pale-brownish with buffy-brown edging, whereas on dulcivox the streaks are bright almost black, and the edges of feathers are pale-grey.
Distribution
Breeds in Dzhungarskiy Alatau, Tien Shan and its foothills, and in places on adjacent plains.
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