Red-Necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena grisegena (Boddaert, 1783)

2009-05-30 Korgalzhin State Natural Reserve, Akmola oblast	© Andrey Kovalenko

Description

Male wing length 160-183 (172), female 156-172 (164) mm; bill length of males 55-71 (62), of females 52-64 (59) mm; the outside finger (with claw) is shorter than 72 mm.

Distribution

Inhabits reservoirs on plains, excluding Balkhash-Alakol depression. In July 2003 2240 birds counted on Aral Sea.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург. Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000.