Turkestan Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides phoenicuroides Schalow, 1875
Қызылқұйрық тағанақ
male Moinkum desert
- on the site
- 198 observationslast: 1 May 2026
Description
The crown is rusty-brown (the intensity of crown color considerably varies from buffy-brown to dark- brown; some specimens have more or less grey tinge on the brown background color of the crown). The back is brown; the underparts are white usually rusty tinged. The white supercilium is narrow and neat. Generally the upperparts are darker, browner, less grey than on karelini.
Distribution
Breeds in Tien Shan, Karatau, Dzhungarskiy Alatau and Tarbagatay. On migration, it probably occurs on nearby plains, but details have not been investigated.
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