Lammergeier

Gypaetus barbatus aureus (Hablizl, 1783)

2008-03-15 Tajikistan. Hoja Obi-Garm, Hisor ridge.	© Askar Isabekov

Description

The lesser race. Male wing length is 805-815 (810), female 810-840 (830) mm. The throat and craw are white or buffy with the separate black spots not formed the solid band.

Distribution

Breeds in Western Tien Shan. Recorded on Ustyurt (5th November 2012)

References

"Птицы Казахстана" том 2. "Наука". Алма-Ата, 1962. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005.