Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava zaissanensis Polyakov, 1911
Сары шақшақай
Small Sorbulak lakes, Almaty region
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- 29 observationslast: 11 Jun 2026
Description
The crown is as dark as in thunbergi and much darker than on beema. The upperparts are darker than on flava and beema. The majority of specimens have well-defined white supercilium; white on the chin is less than on other subspecies.
Distribution
Breeds in Zaysan depression; Chiliktinskaya valley; and Irtysh valley up to Semipalatinsk. On Cokpak Pass recorded 17-23 April 1983; on Sorbulak lake 11-17 April 1981.
