White-bellied Dipper
Cinclus cinclus leucogaster Bonaparte, 1850
Кәдімгі сушылқара
adult Batareika river, Ile Alatau National Park
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Description
The underparts (the throat, breast, and abdomen) are white. Some specimens in fresh plumage have slightly cream tinge on the abdomen. The rear part of the back and the rump are slaty with light brown tinge.
Distribution
Breeds in Tien Shan and Karatau, Dzhungarskiy Alatau and Tarbagatay, where it intergrades with baicalensis. In winter it descends to adjacent plains and lower areas; occurs in Chu river and Chu-Iliyskiye Mts.
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