Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula merula Linnaeus, 1758
Қара сайрақ
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male Karamendy settlement, Naurzum region, Kostanai oblast
female Kerti. Western Chink of Usturt. Tuzbair vicinity.
- on the site
- 46 observationslast: 23 Oct 2026
Description
The general color of female is lighter; the rusty color on the breast is more dispersed than on intermedius. The bill is thinner than on intermedius.
Distribution
Breeding near Orenburg is not confirmed by the factual materials, last decades it not found on the middle current of Ural river and in Utva-Ilek area. Occurs on migration in Volga-Ural area, in lower current of Ural river (last record at Chapaevo November 10 1958, but we saw it on April 2 2006 on Chagan river - birds.kz); in Naurzum Reserve; on Emba and Syrdarya valleys, where as well as on Barsa-Kelmes island occurs also in winter. Vagrant birds observed in Chelkar station (November 3 1963); in Ladyzhenka settlement; in Zaisan depression; and Kurgaldzhino on April-May and October.
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