Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca curruca Linnaeus, 1758
Боз сандуғаш
Altybaisor lake, Aksu region, Pavlodar oblast
- on the site
- 50 observationslast: 12 Apr 2026
Description
Upper parts are brownish-clayey, darker than on all other races. Crown is bluish-grey, ear coverts are brownish, slightly expressive. Wing length 60.0-72.0 (65.8) mm. Wing-tip is pointed, its top forms by P3, P6 P3 on 4-5 mm; P2 = P6, rare P6>P2>P7 or P5>P2>P6.
Distribution
Breeds in the forest-steppes and steppes of Kazakhstan from Volga-Ural steppes eastward to south-west foothills of Altai; in south probably to Novaya Kazanka and lower Ural river; upper current of Emba river; Kurgaldzhino; Karaganda; and Kazakh Upland. In south occurs on migration.
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