Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti salina Eversmann, 1850
Шөл тасшымшығы
male Kyzemshek, Southern Betpak-Dala
- on the site
- 23 observationslast: 26 Jul 2025
Description
The white color on the inner webs of primaries faint disperses, forms the white edge of the webs and not touches the shaft of feathers. The male wing length 86.0-94.6 (92.4) mm.
Distribution
Breeds and occurs on migration in the southern half of Kazakhstan, north up to Ural-Emba area (Zhamansor), Northern Trans-Aral area, Dzhezkazgan, Betpak-Dala, upper course of Sarysu river, Northern Trans-Balkhash area and Zaysan depression. The juvenile bird was caught in the end July in lower Turgay river; in summer and autumn it repeatedly occurs in Tengiz lake area where it probably breeds; in spring it was observed near Ust-Kamenogorsk and in Belaya Uba river valley.
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