Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra buturlini Неrmаnn Johansen, 1907
Тарашыл сұлыкеш
Talgar, Almaty oblast
- on the site
- 184 observationslast: 15 Feb 2026
Description
Upper parts are some lighter, dark strips on mantle and upper breast are narrower than in calandra.
Distribution
Breeds and migrates in foothills and in low mountains of south and south-east Kazakhstan, from Pistelitau mountains (Kyzylkum desert), Tien Shan (including foothills of Kungey ridge) and Karatau to Ile valley and foothills of Dzhungarskiy Alatau in Kapal. It was pointed as nesting in Syrdarya delta, however later not found. Several times recorded at Kurgaldzhino Reserve. In winter occurs in Karachengil on southern coast of Kapchagay reservoir, in northern foothills of Zailiyskiy Alatau and in middle current of Chu river.
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